The Canadian government asked an independent labour board to order more than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants back to work, less than 12 hours into a strike that caused hundreds of flights to be cancelled.
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order parties to resume and continue operations and duties. She also asked the board to impose final and binding arbitration, and extend the terms of the parties’ existing contract until a new one can be determined.
