Air Canada flight attendants vote against wages, but flights will continue

The Air Canada flight attendants concluded on Saturday on a new initial contract, as 99.1 % reached the airline wage offer.

The airline says that the wage part will now be referred to mediation, as previously agreed by both sides.

The airline said in a statement, “Air Canada and CUPE have thought about this possible result and they agreed mutual that if the initial agreement is not ratified, the wage part will be referred to mediation, and if an agreement is not reached at that stage, the arbitration,” the airline said in a statement.

“The two parties also agreed that the employment cannot begin, and therefore there will be no strike or lock, and the flights will continue to work.”

The Air Canada component in the Canadian Federation of Public employees says that most of the conditions will continue to constitute part of a new collective agreement with the airline, with the exception of the wage issue.

Canada Airlines Restart the operations on August 19 after reaching an agreement with the Union 10,000 flying attendees to end the strike This has disrupted travel plans for hundreds of thousands of travelers. The impact of withdrawal on about 130,000 passengers per day at the height of the summer travel season.