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Liberals defend stepping in to end dispute between Air Canada and flight attendants
The federal Liberal government is defending its decision to intervene to resolve a labour dispute at Canada's largest airline amid criticism from unions and opposition parties that the move sides with big business.
For years, the Liberals have worked to increase the power of Canada’s labour unions, and the monster they created is now coming back to bite them as Air Canada’s flight attendants walk off the job, grounding hundreds of flights.
CUPW President Mark Hancock has made it clear that CUPE has no intention of turning the Air Canada strike into the springboard for a wider mobilization of the working class. His militant posturing is aimed at containing the struggle within the straitjacket of collective bargaining and the pro-employer Canada Labour Code.
Air Canada flight attendants continued their strike Monday after an order to return to work by the Canadian government. The union has defied the order.
Air Canada had suspended all operations after more than 10,000 of the airline's flight attendants went on strike after a deadline to reach a deal passed