Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet went on strike on Sunday after failing to reach a deal with the country’s second-largest carrier, grounding flights during the busy summer travel season.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents 4,400 flight attendants at the carrier, gave 72 hours’ notice on Thursday signaling that a strike could come if talks failed to produce an agreement.
WestJet had canceled 309 flights through Sunday night in anticipation of the strike. It did so to “minimize the risk of stranding guests and aircraft,” the company said on its website before the strike was announced.
The strike highlights broader efforts by flight attendants in Canada and the U.S. to challenge a compensation structure that mostly pays cabin crew when an aircraft is in motion.
Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
