On paper, it seemed like a sure win for Air Canada. Its flight attendants would strike, paralyzing air transportation in the country. The strike would be extremely unpopular, as Canadians would accuse the flight attendants of disrupting their travel plans for exaggerated salary demands. The government would intervene to force the flight attendants back to work, to the public’s applause. Binding arbitration would enforce a settlement that the company could very well live with.

The airliner was already on a bad PR footing, and that was before CUPE told Canadians that flight attendants weren't paid for ground work{ai:summary}On paper, a win for Air Canada: flight attendants would strike, paralyzing air travel.The public would blame the attendants; the government would force them back to work, and binding arbitration would lock in a deal the airline could live with. #politics

André Pratte: How Air Canada lost the flight attendants’ strike

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