2025 Air Canada Strike

In 2025, Air Canada found itself at the center of a major confrontation. After its pilots secured a 42% pay increase, the flight attendants launched a campaign against the dozens of hours of unpaid labor they perform each week for the airline. By defying Ottawa’s back-to-work order, they revived memories of the great labor battles of the past century, but the hastily brokered deal has exposed deep tensions between the union’s leadership and its rank and file.