WestJet reaches tentative deal with flight attendants after brief strike snarled traffic
Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, has agreed to a tentative agreement with flight attendants to end a strike that led to hundreds of flight cancellations and thousands of stranded passengers. The union…
Canada's second largest airline, WestJet, has reached a tentative agreement with flight attendants to end a strike that disrupted travel plans for thousands of passengers. The dispute centered on how flight attendants should be compensated for duties performed while still on the ground. WestJet cancelled 495 flights on Sunday, Aug.
2, 2026, causing inconvenience to 250,000 travelers. The tentative deal still requires a ratification vote before flight attendants can return to work. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, representing the airline's 4,400 cabin crew, praised the progress made in the agreement, which includes a 13% wage increase in October, annual 2.5% increases for the next three years, retroactive payments for last January, and additional pay for all hours worked.
The union had criticized WestJet's initial proposal for not going far enough in recognizing the work performed by cabin crew members.
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