The surprise strike affecting international and domestic flights is happening during the Canada Day long weekend.
CALGARY, AB — Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, said it canceled at least 235 flights affecting 33,000 passengers Saturday after the maintenance workers union announced it went on strike.
The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association said its members started to strike Friday evening because the airline’s “unwillingness to negotiate with the union” made it inevitable.
The strike came after the federal government issued a ministerial order for binding arbitration on Thursday. That followed two weeks of turbulent discussions with the union on a new deal.
WestJet executives
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