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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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David P Ball

Air Canada flight attendants hold controversial wage vote

A vote by Air Canada flight attendants on a tentative contract in the wake of their strike will close on Saturday [File: Carlos Osorio/Reuters]

Vancouver, Canada – Nearly three weeks after flight attendants went on strike against Canada’s largest airline, Air Canada workers are voting on a contract to resolve the dispute, which galvanised the country’s labour movement.

Roughly 10,500 flight attendants launched a three-day strike on August 16, during the country’s peak month for air travel. After a day on picket lines, Ottawa ordered them back to work — but union leaders refused, risking jail and fines.

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