Canada’s WestJet Cancels Trips Amid Strike By Flight Attendants
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How it spread - 6 original reports
Sun, 2 August 2026
1 report- NYT World20:32first to report
Labor talks resumed on Sunday between the airline and union representing 4,400 flight attendants, who want improved wages and compensation for unpaid work.
Mon, 3 August 2026
1 report- NYT World12:13
A tentative deal was reached early Monday morning after 4,400 flight attendants walked off the job a day earlier, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights.
Fri, 7 August 2026
1 report- wingsmagazine.com12:52
Thousands of passengers are trying to navigate the cancellation process as WestJet halts hundreds of flights due to a strike by its 4,400 flight attendants.
Wed, 12 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World14:40
Female staff alleged company failed to maintain safe workplace, after allegations of sexual assault against pilot The Canadian airline WestJet has agreed to pay C$4.5m (£2.4m) to settle a decade-long sexual harassment class action lawsuit levelled by its female flight attendants, who alleged the company failed to maintain a safe workplace. The suit followed allegations by Mandalena Lewis, a former flight attendant, that a pilot had sexually assaulted her and a colleague, but that WestJet kept...
Mon, 24 August 2026
2 reports- medicinehatnews.com20:42
CALGARY — WestJet flight attendants have ratified a new collective agreement with the airline, with a 90.2 per cent vote in favour of the agreement. The new three-year agreement is in effect from Jan. 1, 2026, until Dec. 31, 2028. More coming. The Canadian Press Share this story
- medicinehatnews.com20:56
CALGARY — WestJet flight attendants have ratified a new collective agreement with the airline, with a 90.2 per cent vote in favour of the deal. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says the agreement includes a more than 18 per cent wage hike over three years as well as new compensation for work done on