The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association announced its members walked off the job around 5:30 p.m. MDT Friday because the airline's"unwillingness to negotiate with the union made the strike inevitable."
“We are outraged and I want to assure you that we are doing everything we can to get this resolved,” said Pen. He added the union had rejected a contract offer that would have made the airline’s mechanics the “best paid in the country.” The threat of a strike seemed to recede On Thursday when WestJet said AMFA had"confirmed they would abide by the direction. Given this, a strike or lockout will not occur, and the airline will no longer proceed in cancelling flights.""Is my flight on Sunday in jeopardy?" asked Andrew Wheatley of Edmonton in a post to X.