By Canadian Press

WestJet

WestJet strike ends

Jul 1, 2024 | 7:13 AM

Mechanics have been ordered back to work at WestJet.
Both their union and the airline announced overnight they’ve reached a tentative contract agreement that ends a two-day-old strike that prompted the cancellation of 820 flights since Thursday.
The Airplane Mechanics Fraternal Association urged its 680 striking members to return to work immediately pending a vote on the temporary five-year agreement.
Workers had walked off the job Friday evening, despite a federal directive for binding arbitration.
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan posted about the deal on social media early today, saying Canadians’ patience had been “worn too thin.”
He said the bargaining teams of both parties “finally did their jobs.”