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Canada's government stepped in four times to aid seven companies last year, stopping strikes using an obscure Labour Code provision. A similar decree on Sunday failed, however, as Air Canada's flight attendants refused to obey and stayed on strike for three days.
Underscoring that the bureaucracy is fully aware of the fact that it has sold out the flight attendants, it is denying them the right to vote on the portion of the agreement related to pre-flight pay—and all other aspects of the agreement—other than the wage schedule.
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Air Canada staff refuse government back-to-work order with plans to restart flights now at risk
Refusal comes after labor minister triggered process ordering flight attendants back to work on Sunday by 2 p.m. Eastern time
The strike, which is expected to disrupt travel plans for more than 100,000 passengers, is the flight attendants' first since 1985.