Canada airline WestJet cancels hundreds of flights after mechanics union' strike

Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, said it canceled more than 800 flights after the maintenance workers' union announced it went on strike.The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association said its members started to strike Friday evening because the airline’s "unwillingness to negotiate with the union" made it inevitable.

"In an update to its membership, the union negotiating committee referenced an order by the Canada Industrial Relations Board that does not explicitly bar any strikes or lockouts as the tribunal undertakes arbitration.Sean McVeigh, a WestJet aircraft maintenance engineer picketing Saturday at Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal 3, said the strike is an attempt to force the airline to return to a "respectful negotiation.

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