Lisa Lambert and Kayla Epstein
BBC News
Reuters
As Air Canada suspended “all operations” due to a flight attendant’s strike that began Saturday, the federal government has stepped in to force both parties to the bargaining table.
The attendants gave a 72-hour strike notice earlier this week, after contract talks reached an impasse.
Their union said the company was not addressing key issues such as wages and unpaid work, and the strike took effect shortly after midnight on Saturday.
Soon afterwards, the carrier began delaying and cancelling some flights. On Friday, it expected to scrap 500 flights, affecting 100,000 passengers.
With the strike in effect, the airline announced it would halt flights on its Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge service.
As the cancellations mounted, Canadian officials used their powers to force the airline and the union into binding arbitration, in an effort to…
