The WestJet check-in area at Pearson International Airport is photographed in Toronto, Saturday, June 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Deadline nears on WestJet flight attendants strike threat
Jul 31, 2026 | 1:05 AM
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WestJet and its flight attendants union are continuing their contract talks as the clock ticks closer to a possible strike.
If a deal has not been reached by Sunday morning, either side could begin a work stoppage that would see hundreds of flights cancelled during a long weekend in much of the country.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents 4,400 flight attendants at WestJet, triggered a 72-hour countdown that ends on Sunday just after midnight in Calgary, where Canada’s second-largest airline is headquartered.
WestJet responded with a lockout notice on the same time frame.
