CANADA - 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants will return back to work after the Canadian government forced the workers into arbitration as over 100,000 travellers were left stranded due to the work stoppage on Saturday.
Canada’s government forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration Saturday, after a work stoppage stranded more than 100,000 travellers around the world during the peak summer travel season.
Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said now is not the time to take risks with the economy while announcing the intervention. It means the 10,000 flight attendants are set to return to work. "The talks broke down. It is clear that the parties are not any closer to resolving some of the key issues that remain and they will need help with the arbitrator,” Hajdu said. Hajdu said the full resumption of services could take days, noting it is up to the Canada Industrial Relations Board. (Euronews)
