Pilots at Air Canada, Canada’s largest airline, could walk off the job as early as Sept. 17, after 98 per cent voted in favour of giving their union a strike mandate. Here’s what that would mean for travellers.

Charlene Hudy, head of the Air Canada contingent of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), told the Canadian Press that wages are a major issue for the membership.

Walk-off by 5,400 pilots could happen as early as Sept. 17, after union members deliver overwhelming strike vote at end of 10-year contract.{ai:summary}Pilots at Air Canada may strike starting Sept. 17 after 98% approved a strike mandate. The main issue under negotiation is wages, according to the head of their union.The potential strike could significantly impact travelers and operations at Canada’s largest airline.
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Air Canada potential pilots' strike would ground 1,000 flights a day. How worried should Canadians be?

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