Canadian government orders binding arbitration to end Air Canada strike


By Lin Wei
  • World
  • Sunday, 17 Aug 2025

OTTAWA, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian federal government has ordered binding arbitration to end a strike by around 10,000 flight attendants of Air Canada, which began early Saturday.

Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu issued a statement saying that she exercised her authorities under section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to direct the Canada Industrial Relations Board to arbitrate the dispute between Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).

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