Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge have announced the end of the strike by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents the flight attendants.
This resolution comes as the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has referred the labor-management negotiations to final and binding interest arbitration, under the directive of Federal Employment Minister Patty Hajdu. Flights will gradually resume in accordance with the labor law directive and CIRB order.
The CIRB has instructed all flight attendants to return to duty by 3:00 PM (local time) on August 17. Although the first flight is expected to resume operations this evening, August 17, some flights may be canceled over the next 10 days.
The arbitration proceedings are expected to be deliberated over the next few days to weeks.
