Overview

• The union announced Friday that mainline and Rouge cabin crew voted down the wage portion of the Aug. 19 tentative agreement.
• Under the agreement’s framework, further legal strike action is off the table as pay issues shift to binding arbitration.
• Non-wage gains take effect, including new pre-flight ground pay of 60 minutes on narrowbodies and 70 on widebodies, starting at 50% of hourly rates and rising to 70% by year four.
• The rejected package included a first-year increase of 12% for most junior attendants and 8% for more senior staff, with roughly 20% cumulative raises for entry-level and 16% for experienced crew over four years.
• Members cited unpaid ground duties and cost-of-living pressures after an August walkout that disrupted travel for nearly half a million customers and prompted Air Canada to scrap its 2025 financial guidance.