After Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government declared the Air Canada flight attendant strike illegal, Canadian Union of Public Employees National leaders claimed they are willing to face arrest and charges to continue the protest and demand compensation for unpaid work.
Liberal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu announced she was invoking Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to direct the Canada Industrial Relations Board to intervene. The board is an independent administrative tribunal which interprets and applies labour laws in such disputes.
