MONTREAL — Air Canada flight attendants have voted to give their union a strike mandate.
The Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees says members voted 99.7 per cent in favour.
The mandate does not mean that a strike is guaranteed, only that union members support the measure if the bargaining team decides to call for a work stoppage.
The vote kicked off July 28 and finished earlier Tuesday, after the airline and union concluded the conciliation process without reaching a deal.
The two sides have been in contract talks since the start of the year.
The union, which represents around 10,000 flight attendants, has pointed
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