Air Canada union rejects binding arbitration hours from mass walkout as flights ground to halt

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChLtXXpo4Ge1ReTEboVvTDg https://ift.tt/XOF48AP The union representing Air Canada‘s flight attendants has told Canada’s jobs minister that the airline’s request for binding arbitration should be rejected. “The Air Canada Component of CUPE has respectfully urged Employment Minister Patty Hajdu not to intervene pursuant to section 107 of the Canada Labour Code thereby permitting collective bargaining to continue and allowing the parties to negotiate a resolution,” the union wrote in a statement. “The Union submits that the appropriate course of action is for Air Canada to return to the table and resume good faith bargaining. Accordingly, Air Canada’s request for ministerial intervention under section 107 should be firmly rejected.” The rejection comes just an hour after the airline said on X that it has cancelled 294 total flights, with 55,726 people impacted. Global's Taya Fast reports. For more info, please go to https://ift.tt/QCDnj3S Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #travel #aircanada #strike