Air Canada flight attendants intend to remain on strike in defiance of a back-to-work order, the union said Sunday only hours after the airline had announced a plan to resume flights.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees said it will challenge an order by the Canada Industrial Relations Board to return to work by 2 p.m. ET.
“Our members are not going back to work,” CUPE National president Mark Hancock said outside the Toronto Airport. “We are saying no.”
The federal government said Saturday that it was ordering the airline and its flight attendants back to work, ending a strike and lockout after less than 12 hours.
Hancock said
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