Government forces Air Canada and flight attendants back to work and into arbitration, after strike strands over 100,000 travelers

business • 8/16/2025

A complete shutdown will impact about 130,000 people a day, and some 25,000 Canadians may be stranded abroad daily. Air Canada operates around 700 flights per day.

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 travelers around the world during the peak summer travel season. Federal Jobs Ministe... [7455 chars]