Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge Action Lockout of Flight Attendants in Response to CUPE Strike
Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge Action Lockout of Flight Attendants in Response to CUPE Strike |
| [16-August-2025] |
MONTRÉAL, Aug. 16, 2025 /CNW/ - Air Canada today said that, in response to CUPE commencing strike action, a lockout of the 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) had begun. The lockout took effect at 1:30 am Eastern Time on August 16, 2025. This step became necessary because at 0:58 am Eastern Time CUPE commenced strike action.
On August 13th, Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge served CUPE a statutory 72-hour lockout notice in response to the union's own 72-hour strike notice. The carriers have since been gradually reducing their schedules of about 700 daily flights to manage the labour disruption created by CUPE's strike notice. Some 130,000 customers will be impacted each day that the suspension continues. At this time, Air Canada remains engaged and committed to negotiate a renewal to its collective agreement with CUPE. Air Canada is strongly advising affected customers not to go to the airport unless they have a confirmed ticket on an airline other than Air Canada or Air Canada Rouge. Air Canada will notify customers with imminent travel of additional cancelled flights and their options. For those customers due to travel soon whose flights are not yet cancelled, Air Canada has put in place a goodwill policy to allow them to rebook their travel or obtain a credit for future travel. For more information customers should visit aircanada.com/action. Air Canada deeply regrets the effect the labour disruption is having on customers. About Air Canada Air Canada is Canada's largest airline, the country's flag carrier and a founding member of Star Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air transportation network. Air Canada provides scheduled service directly to more than 180 airports in Canada, the United States and Internationally on six continents. It holds a Four-Star ranking from Skytrax. Air Canada's Aeroplan program is Canada's premier travel loyalty program, where members can earn or redeem points on the world's largest airline partner network of 45 airlines, plus through an extensive range of merchandise, hotel and car rental partners. Through Air Canada Vacations, it offers more travel choices than any other Canadian tour operator to hundreds of destinations worldwide, with a wide selection of hotels, flights, cruises, day tours, and car rentals. Its freight division, Air Canada Cargo, provides air freight lift and connectivity to hundreds of destinations across six continents using Air Canada's passenger and freighter aircraft. Air Canada's climate-related ambition includes a long-term aspirational goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. For additional information, please see Air Canada's TCFD disclosure. Air Canada shares are publicly traded on the TSX in Canada and the OTCQX in the US. Internet: aircanada.com/media Read our annual report Here Sign up for Air Canada news: aircanada.com Media Resources: SOURCE Air Canada | ||
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