Air Canada has released its preliminary financial results for the third quarter of 2025 and provided an updated outlook for the full year following the labour disruption in August involving the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). The airline confirmed that the strike, though unlawful, caused significant financial and operational repercussions, including thousands of cancelled flights and…
Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have agreed to proceed directly to arbitration on the wage component of the tentative four-year agreement covering the airline’s flight attendants. The development follows CUPE’s September 12, 2025, request to cancel mediation, with Air Canada agreeing in the interest of cooperation.
Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) are moving to mediation after union members voted against a tentative agreement covering the airline’s 10,000 flight attendants. The proposed deal, reached on August 19, 2025, was achieved without concessions from the union and included improvements to wages, pensions, and benefits, as well as modernization of compensation for ground duties.
Air Canada has announced a significant expansion of its Goodwill Policy, extending coverage to include reasonable accommodation and out-of-pocket expenses for passengers affected by the recent CUPE strike disruption. The update builds upon the flexible rebooking measures previously in place and aims to further support customers impacted between August 15 and 23, 2025.
Air Canada announced that it has suspended its plan to resume limited flying after the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) instructed flight attendants to defy a directive from the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) ordering them back to work. The move follows the complete suspension of Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge operations on August 16, 2025, due to…
Air Canada has confirmed that its dedicated freighter operations will remain active despite the suspension of passenger and belly cargo services as a strike and lockout took effect shortly after midnight on August 16. The work stoppage, involving members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), has already halted most passenger flights, but the airline’s cargo…
Air Canada has provided a detailed breakdown of its latest proposal to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 10,000 flight attendants at the airline. The offer, which seeks no concessions from employees, features a 38% increase in total compensation over a four-year period and includes multiple new financial and lifestyle benefits aimed at making Air Canada…
Air Canada has issued a statutory 72-hour lockout notice to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, after the union declared its intent to strike. The airline will conduct a phased suspension of most operations over the next three days, aiming for an orderly shutdown to minimize…
Air Canada announced that negotiations with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, have reached a deadlock, raising the likelihood of a strike or lockout as early as August 16, 2025. The statutory 72-hour notice threshold will be reached at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on August…
