Chances of flying on Air Canada for spring break got even worse this morning when the airline served its 3,000 pilots with 72-hour lockout notice, after the Air Canada Pilots Association rejected a recent offer.
Duncan Dee, Air Canada executive vice-president and chief operating officer, said, “We had hoped this offer would reasonably bring this protracted labour dispute to an end. However, as ACPA has not accepted our final offer by the proscribed deadline, we are left with no option but to exercise our rights under the Canada Labour Code, a decision we have not taken lightly.”
The announcement came just one day after the union representing Air Canada mechanics and baggage handlers announced its plans to strike on Monday.
Pressure is now on Ottawa and labour minister Lisa Raitt to step in and legislate a mediated settlement, as it has done in the past.
