Air Canada flight attendants’ strike hits day 4 as negotiations restart

Air Canada flight attendants pushed their strike into a fourth day on Tuesday, prolonging a dispute that has stranded hundreds of thousands of passengers during the peak summer travel season.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents the workers, confirmed that negotiations had resumed with the airline but signaled no immediate breakthrough.

The walkout, which has forced mass flight cancellations across Canada and internationally, has placed enormous pressure on the government as well as the airline.

The standoff intensified after CUPE defied a federal labor board order directing attendants to return to work, raising questions over the scope of workers’ rights under emergency rulings.

With flights grounded and airports across the country jammed with frustrated travelers, Ottawa faces growing calls to intervene more decisively.

The dispute has quickly become a high-stakes test case for labor relations, watched closely by other unions amid a broader wave of worker activism in Canada.

Air Canada said it was working to minimize disruptions but acknowledged the scale of the cancellations made that difficult.

CUPE, meanwhile, has argued that the strike is necessary to secure fairer wages, improved schedules, and better working conditions.

For now, the impasse shows little sign of ending, leaving passengers caught in the middle of a political and industrial showdown.