Labour minister orders binding arbitration in WestJet contract negotiations with mechanics

The federal government ordered binding arbitration in the labour dispute between WestJet and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association on Thursday, in order to help avert a Canada Day walkout by mechanics that could wreak havoc on hundreds of thousands of travel plans.

CTV News obtained a memo sent out by the aircraft mechanics union, responding to the minister’s imposition of binding arbitration. Already affecting some 3,300 customers, WestJet's decision to start concentrating its 180-plane fleet seeks to avoid leaving planes in far-flung locations and stranding passengers and crew.

"In its own submission of today, WestJet alleges that an AME strike would place the 'company and the travelling public in peril at a critical time,'" the union negotiating committee said in a release Wednesday.

The Canada Industrial Relations Board has said it needs more time and submissions from each party before deciding whether to create a collective agreement via binding arbitration, as proposed by WestJet last week.For travellers at Calgary International Airport, the uncertainty surrounding the situation created even more stress than a trip to the airport already generates for many people.

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