Air Canada reaches deal with flight attendant union to end strike, operations to restart gradually

Air Canada reaches deal with flight attendant union to end strike, operations to restart gradually


TORONTO (AP) — Air Canada said Tuesday it will gradually restart operations after reaching an agreement with the union for 10,000 flight attendants to end a strike.

The union first announced the agreement early Tuesday after Air Canada and the union resumed talks late Monday for the first time since the strike began over the weekend. The strike is affecting about 130,000 travelers a day at the peak of the summer travel season.

Canada’s largest airline said flights will start resuming on Tuesday evening.

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The union said the agreement will guarantee members’ pay for work performed while planes are on the ground, resolving one of the major issues that drove the strike.

“Unpaid work is over. We have reclaimed our voice and our power,” the union said in a statement.

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