Air Canada announced the gradual resumption of its flights on Sunday, after government intervention to end the 10,000 hostesses and butlers of the previous day and paralyzes the activities of the airlines. The Canadian Council of Industrial Relations (CCRI) “ordered Air Canada to resume its activities and all Air Canada and Red Air Canada agents to resume their duties before 2:00 PM EDT (6:00 PM GMT) on August 17, 2025,” said Air Canada in a statement. Flights will resume Sunday night, with a gradual increase in the next few days, the company said.
The Minister of Employment, Patty Hajdu, had summoned the parties to “resume and continue their activities and functions.” The strike, initiated by the navigation personnel to obtain a better remuneration, would only weigh the “financial burden” of the Canadians, warned on Saturday.
The Federal Government had requested an independent referee, the Canadian Industrial Relations Council (CCI), to resolve disputes between the airline and the Public Service Union (SCFP) Canadian. The CCRI has the power to order the resumption of activities, but will have to begin by examining the statements of the parties and deciding whether to intervene, which can take “between 24 and 48 hours,” according to the minister.
Between 5 and 10 days to resume a usual rhythm
The SCFP union, which represents about 10,000 navigation employees, was on Friday night to Saturday to claim better remuneration. Beyond a salary increase, navigation personnel requires that work on ground work be paid, even when shipping, which is not the case today. In response to the strike, Air Canada and its low -cost subsidiary Air Canada Rouge have caused “a block.” Even before the official start of the strike, the airline had gradually reduced its operations. On Friday night, he announced that he had already canceled 623 flights in recent days, affecting more than 100,000 passengers.
The company also detailed a commitment offer on Thursday that provides the average annual salary of a senior agent on board at $ 87,000 Canadian dollars (54,000 euros) by 2027, but the SCFP had tried insufficient proposals with respect to significant inflation of inflation. The union had also rejected the applications of the company and the Canadian government to use independent arbitration.
This is not the first time that the Canadian government has intervened in a social conflict. In November 2024, he had ordered the immediate resumption of operations in several Canadian ports, then in August of the same year the return to work of rail workers. Air Canada estimates that it will take between five and ten days in its activities to resume its usual rhythm.
Source: BFM TV
