Air Canada Strike Grounds Flights, Impacts Hundreds of Thousands | JQJO

Air Canada suspended operations and cancelled hundreds of flights affecting 500,000 passengers after 10,000 striking flight attendants defied a government back-to-work order. The dispute centers on unpaid boarding time, a practice Air Canada maintains while some US airlines have recently adopted boarding pay. The strike, deemed unlawful by the Canadian Industrial Relations Board, caused Air Canada to withdraw its financial guidance and leaves thousands of travelers stranded. The union, CUPE, remains defiant, rejecting the order and demanding fair compensation, including boarding pay.