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Union says Air Canada flight attendants won’t return to work despite strike being declared illegal

Air Canada and CUPE have been in contract talks for about eight months, but remain far apart on the issue of pay and the unpaid work that flight attendants do when planes aren’t in the air.

A sign with a photo of Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau on it is seen as striking Air Canada flight attendants rally at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, British Columbia, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (/Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
A sign with a photo of Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau on it is seen as striking Air Canada flight attendants rally at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, British Columbia, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (/Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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The airline said operations would resume Monday, but the union president says that's not happening.

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