Some 680 workers, whose daily inspections and repairs are essential to airline operations, walked off the job on Friday evening despite a directive for binding arbitration from the federal labour minister.
"We’ll just have to wait it out," said the resident of Lethbridge, Alta., who was on hold in the parking lot of the Victoria airport trying to get a plane to Calgary, his wife and two-year-old son beside him in the car. WestJet Airlines president Diederik Pen has stressed what he calls the"continued reckless actions" of a union making"blatant efforts" to disrupt Canadians' travel plans, while the association claimed the Calgary-based company has refused to respond to its latest counterproposal.
"Given this, a strike or lockout will not occur, and the airline will no longer proceed in cancelling flights," the airline said Thursday. O'Regan said the next day the board's ruling was"clearly inconsistent" with the direction he provided, but later added he respected the body's independence. He met with both sides Saturday evening.
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