Poverty Pay and Unpaid Wages Prompt Landslide Mandate

Upwards of 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants could go on strike as soon as August 19. Flight attendants, represented by CUPE’s Airline Component (AC), voted 99.7% in favour of job action with 94% voter turnout.

According to CUPE AC’s bargaining briefing notes, the average full-time entry-level flight attendant makes $27,000 annually—less than the federal minimum wage, $36,000 per year.