The Canadian government intervened to end a strike by Air Canada's flight attendants, which disrupted travel for over 100,000 people. Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu emphasized the economic necessity of this action, citing current U.S. tariffs as a significant risk. Following a work stoppage, the flight attendants will return to work pending arbitration. Union president Wesley Lesosky criticized the government for violating workers' rights and accused it of siding with Air Canada. Both factors suggest that travel disruptions will continue for several days as services slowly resume and arbitration takes effect.
"The intervention means the 10,000 flight attendants will return to work soon. The government's action came less than 12 hours after workers walked off the job."
"Hajdu said the full resumption of services could take days, noting it is up to the Canada Industrial Relations Board."
"Wesley Lesosky accused the government of violating the flight attendants' constitutional right to strike and decried Hajdu for only waiting hours to intervene."
"Air Canada operates around 700 flights per day. According to numbers from aviation analytics provider Cirium, Air Canada had canceled a total of 671 flights by Saturday afternoon."
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