A potential strike is looming after <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;98 per cent of Air Canada pilots&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/C--saPJPE0L/?hl=en&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C--saPJPE0L/?hl=en" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click">98 per cent of Air Canada pilots</a> voted in favour of job action last week.

The pilots are pushing for a new contractual agreement with the airline. There’s a possibility a strike could start start as early as mid-September, according to <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;a news release&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.alpa.org/news-and-events/news-room/2024-08-22-air-canada-pilots-vote-authorize-strike&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.alpa.org/news-and-events/news-room/2024-08-22-air-canada-pilots-vote-authorize-strike" target="_blank">a news release</a> by the Air Line Pilots Association International, which represents the Air Canada pilots.

There were 2,100 pilots from Air Canada who went on strike on Sept. 1, 1998.{ai:summary}Air Canada pilots have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike, with 98 percent supporting job action. They seek a new contractual agreement, and a strike could begin as early as mid-September.#economy

More than 25 years ago, Air Canada pilots went on strike leaving some passengers 'handled like a bunch of cattle'

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