Overview

• CUPE stated that its 10,000 flight attendants will not comply with the federal return-to-work mandate and will challenge it in court.
• Employment Minister Patty Hajdu has sent the dispute to the Industrial Relations Board of Canada under binding arbitration and extended the existing pact, but compliance is unresolved.
• Air Canada postponed its planned Sunday night restart and now aims to resume services gradually on Monday evening, warning that some cancellations could continue for seven to ten days.
• The work stoppage stranded roughly 130,000 passengers per day and forced the cancellation of over 600 flights by Saturday afternoon when crews were blocked from airport access.
• Affected travelers are eligible for full refunds or alternative bookings, though immediate rebooking remains constrained by peak summer demand on other carriers.