Air Canada Pilots Vote to Give Strike Mandate to Their Union

Air Canada pilots voted to give their union a strike mandate as negotiations over a new labour agreement have been stalled for more than a year. Workers could walk off the job as soon as mid-September.

The Air Line Pilots Association, representing Air Canada’s more than 5,400 aviators, is in a federal conciliation process with Air Canada until August 26, which will be followed by a 21-day cooling off period. The workers will be in a legal strike position starting September 17.

Read more in an article from the American Journal of Transportation.