Air Canada flights resume
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In an interview with Reuters, Mike Rousseau blamed the impasse on a gap between the airline's offer and its union's demands.
Air Canada's flight attendants' union announced it had reached a tentative agreement early Tuesday, after risking jail time to strike.
In what is being called a “terrible precedent” by CUPE and a “blatant misuse” of the Labour Code by opposition MPs, federal Jobs minister Patty Hajdu has ordered Air Canada flight attendants back to work while the airline and union undergo binding arbitration.
A crippling strike by Air Canada flight attendants that grounded thousands of flights over wages and unpaid labor is the latest blow to the airline industry's compensation system that does not fully pay cabin crews for their hours at work.