The federal government had stepped in on Thursday to stop the strike and get the parties back to the bargaining table.
WestJet aircraft maintenance engineers have gone on strike in a surprising development to the ongoing labour dispute, just as the Canada Day long weekend started.
In an email to WestJet senior manager for labour relations Virgina Swindall published on AMFA's website, the union accused the employer of shutting down negotiations, listing conduct such as allegedly withholding a revised contract proposal and asking for certain members of the negotiating committee to be excluded.
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