WestJet Strike Ends After Deal With Flight Attendants Restores Canada Flights
WestJet and the union for about 4,400 flight attendants reached a tentative contract agreement on Monday, August 3, 2026, ending the strike and restoring Canadian flights.[1]
The deal came after several days of federally mediated talks and followed a walkout that forced more than 300 flight cancellations.[1] WestJet said it would begin restoring its Boeing 737 and 787 schedules and expects operations to ramp up over the next several days.[1] The tentative agreement must still be ratified by flight attendants in a member vote the union expects to hold in the coming weeks.[1]
CBS News reported that flight attendants struck over a pay dispute, triggering flight cancellations and travel disruption.[2] Federal mediators helped bring the parties together in talks that lasted several days before the tentative deal was reached.[1]
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- On Monday, August 3, 2026, WestJet and the union representing about 4,400 flight attendants reached a tentative contract agreement that ended the strike.
- The tentative agreement must still be ratified by the flight attendants in a member vote the union said it expects to hold in the coming weeks.
- The deal followed several days of federally mediated talks.
- Before the agreement, the walkout had led to more than 300 flights being canceled since the strike began.
- WestJet said it would begin restoring its Boeing 737 and 787 schedules, with flight operations expected to ramp back up over the next several days.
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- On Monday, August 3, 2026, WestJet and the union representing about 4,400 flight attendants reached a tentative contract agreement that ended the strike.
- WestJet said it would begin restoring its Boeing 737 and 787 schedules after the agreement, with flight operations expected to ramp back up over the next several days.
- The deal followed several days of federally mediated talks and came after more than 300 flights had been canceled since the walkout began.
- The tentative agreement must still be ratified by the flight attendants in a member vote, which the union said it expects to hold in the coming weeks.