Air Canada is on the brink of a complete shutdown if an agreement with flight attendants' union is not reached by Saturday morning. Over 10,000 attendants are prepared to strike, leading to significant flight cancellations. The airline has already canceled hundreds of flights in anticipation of the strike, affecting travelers both domestically and internationally. The union has rejected arbitration, whereas the airline emphasizes the need for a lockout to ensure a structured return to operations. Disputes center around essential issues such as pay raises, leaving negotiations at an impasse.
A complete shutdown of Air Canada is looming if the union representing the flight attendants and the airline fail to reach an agreement by early Saturday.
More than 10,000 flight attendants are poised to walk off the job around 1 a.m. EST on Saturday, followed by a company-imposed lockout.
Air Canada expects to call off 500 flights by the end of Friday ahead of the deadline, with expectations that massive work stoppage could impact hundreds of thousands of travelers.
Disagreements over key issues, including pay raises, have brought contract talks to a standstill between the Canadian Union of Public Employees and Air Canada.
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