Air Canada reaches last-minute agreement with pilots union, averting strike

Air Canada reached a tentative agreement with its pilots union, averting a strike that would have cancelled flights and shut down operations. The new four-year collective agreement, pending member ratification, addresses pilots’ demands for wage increases to narrow the pay gap with U.S. carriers. The Canadian government did not intervene, unlike in a recent rail strike, and Air Canada had previously offered a 30% wage increase, improved benefits, but the union found it insufficient compared to U.S. pilot contracts with pay raises up to 42%.

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