10,000 Air Canada Flight Attendants’ Strike Ruled Illegal
August 18, 2025
1:41 pm
Canada’s largest airline found itself at the center of growing summer travel chaos on Monday as the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) declared the strike by 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants illegal and ordered them back to work. The move comes after the union ignored a previous directive to return and submit to government-directed arbitration.
The strike, now in its third day, has left roughly 130,000 travelers daily facing delays or cancellations during one of the busiest travel periods of the year. Air Canada, which operates approximately 700 flights a day, had initially planned to resume operations on Sunday, but …
