MONTREAL (Reuters) -Air Canada flight attendants are heading back to the bargaining table on Friday, after overwhelmingly approving a strike mandate this week that could allow them to walk off the job as early as August 16, their union and the carrier said on Wednesday.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents more than 10,000 flight attendants at the country’s largest carrier, would need to give 72 hours’ notice before initiating any strike. Both sides have said they prefer resolving demands for higher pay through a negotiated settlement.
Air Canada has said that there is enough time to reach a deal and avert a possible strike.
(Reporting by Allison Lampert in Montreal; Editing by Mark Porter and Franklin Paul)
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