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Air Canada began to cancel flights on Thursday in the face of stewardesses that can affect hundreds of thousands of travelers.
The possible complete breakdown of the country’s largest airline threatens to touch about 130,000 people a day.
The trade union, representing about 10,000 Air Canada stewardesses, adopted a 72 -hour strike on Wednesday. In response, the airline released a warning about the castle.
It is expected that the strike will begin at about 8 am on Saturday, August 16, Greece and Cyprus.
How many flights were canceled Air Canada?
Mark Nasr, the main operation of Air Canada, said that the airline began the gradual suspension of Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge.
“All flights will be interrupted until the early Saturday morning,” he said, adding that the first series of cancellation related to dozens of flights will affect transatlantic flights with long distances.
He added that the ground will affect 25,000 Canadian The day abroad, which can be trapped. It is expected that 500 flights will be canceled by the end of Friday.
Air Canada warned passengers who did not confirm flights so as not to go to the airport.
Why do Air Canada Steardess strike?
The Union of the Stewardess announced that the basic requirements of the strike revolve around what he calls the “poverty salary” of stewards and unpaid work when the aircraft are not in the air.
Ariel Melul-Vechsler, head of the personnel department of Air Canada, said that their last proposal included 38% total compensation, including benefits and pensions, in four years.
Natasha Stea, representing the stewardrov trade unions of Montreal, said that, in her opinion, the airline is a calculation in government intervention. The sta said they want a fair and equal contract.
“There is still time. I am sure that if we were sitting and discussing, we could really reach an agreement, ”he said.
The trade union rejected the proposal of the airline on the introduction of an obligatory arbitration process, saying that he prefers to agree on an agreement for which his members will be able to vote.
Melul-Uichsler said that they were launched, but are still available for negotiations and arbitration as agreed.
He said that if an agreement is not reached, the subsequent “very serious disorders” will push the company to consider the possibility of requesting state intervention.
The escalation of negotiations occurs almost a year after Air Canada prevented hit His pilots in September 2024, which also threatened to close the company. Nevertheless, an agreement on the agreement to the pilot Union was reached by issuing a 72 -hour warning for a blow.