WestJet Flight Cancellations Rise as Sunday Strike Deadline Approaches As travelers prepare for a potentially disrupted long weekend, the standoff between WestJet and its flight attendants union continues to simmer.
The airline has begun canceling flights, citing the looming strike deadline of Sunday morning, but the real question is: what's behind this labor dispute?
Negotiations between WestJet and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have stalled for months, with no end to the impasse in sight.