‘If it means going to jail, it should be’: Air Canada Union prominent pledge to fight; The strike enters the third day despite the back-to-work order

The strike by more than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants entered its third day on Monday, causing hundreds of passengers to strand the summer journey season. The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) declared the stops illegal and ordered the workers to return to their positions, but the Sangh has refused to comply with. Speaking in a briefing on Monday, CUPE national president Mark Hancock indicated the determination of the Sangh. “There is no limit. We are going to be strong. We are going to be committed to ensure that the workers can do the work they like to do and actually bear the expenses of the roof on their head, to take care of their families,” he said. “And if it means people like me are going to jail, then it should be the same. If this means that our Sangh is being fined, then it should be done. We are looking for a solution here. Our members want a solution here. But that solution is to be found on a bargaining table. , The flight attendants went from the job in the early hours of Saturday after the government rejected the Air Canada’s request to enter the mediation directed by the government, which would allow a third party to determine the terms of the contract. Hancock publicly tore a copy of the initial back-to-work order outside the Piercene International Airport in Toronto to the cheers of picketing workers. Air Canada has warned the employees that those who defy the order can be declared personally accountable. The airline suspended the plan to resume operations on Sunday evening when the Sangh refused to return to work, affecting around 130,000 passengers daily. Prime Minister Mark Carney urged both sides to resolve the dispute quickly. He said, “We are in a situation where thousands of Canadians and visitors in our country are being interrupted by this action,” he said, emphasizing fair compensation and the need for a proposal. The Union is demanding wages on Air Transat compared to those people and pays to work on the ground, such as boarding passengers. Air Canada’s proposal included a 38% increase in total compensation in four years, but the couple rejected it, which cited insufficient first year against inflation. With the immediate indication of the agreement, the deadlock is expected to continue, making passengers uncertainty and the government weighed potential legal or legislative measures to end the strike.