Air Canada flight attendants waved flags and held signs reading “would you work for free?” as they picketed outside Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Monday.

The dispute exposes several fault lines in Canada around work, how we value it and how the law impacts workers.

The airline is facing a crisis after its flight attendants walked off the job over the weekend and rejected a government order to return to work.

El sindicato de 10.000 asistentes de vuelo en huelga de Air Canada dijo el lunes que no volverán al trabajo a pesar de que el paro, que ahora está en

Air Canada delays flight resumption after CUPE flight attendants defied a Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) order to return to work, continuing an illegal strike ・Approximately 240 flights cancelled on Sunday,

Businesses want the government to prevent a strike by Air Canada flight attendants because of the impact on cargo deliveries. The post Supply chain disruptions feared as Air Canada prepares for strike appeared first on FreightWaves.

Air Canada wants to reinforce the gender wage gap by forcing Air Canada flight attendants – 70% of whom identify as women – to accept a wage offer less than one-third what Air Canada offered its pilots less than a year ago.

The Canadian government has urged Air Canada and its flight attendants' union to restart contract negotiations, with a threatened work stoppage that could disrupt travel for tens of thousands just hours away unless there is a resolution to the dispute.