A tentative agreement has been reached to end the strike by Air Canada’s 10,000 flight attendants, their union announced early Tuesday.
Talks between the airline and the union resumed late Monday, marking the first negotiations since industrial action began over the weekend.
Air Canada is the country’s largest airline and the strike, coming during the peak summer travel season, is affecting about 130,000 travelers per day.
A key issue, guaranteeing pay for work performed while aircraft are on the ground, has been resolved.
This breakthrough follows the union’s previous declaration that its members would not return to work, despite the strike being deemed illegal.
The ruling from the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) Monday came after the flight attendants defied an earlier return-to-work order that also told them to submit to arbitration.
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