People protest outside Air Canada headquarters in Montreal, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, after the federal government is intervened in the labour dispute between the airline and the union representing its flight attendants, ordering binding arbitration and operations to resume. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Air Canada cancels plans to resume flights Sunday as union defies back-to-work order

by The Canadian Press August 17, 2025

written by The Canadian Press August 17, 2025

By Sarah Ritchie Air Canada cancelled hundreds of additional flights on Sunday after the union representing its flight attendants announced the workers would remain on strike in defiance of a back-to-work order. The Canadian Union of Public Employees said it will challenge an order by the Canada Ind...

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Air Canada cancels plans to resume flights Sunday as union defies back-to-work order

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