Just to clear things up,
The largest union at air Canada which represents maintenance workers and a bunch of others are the ones who served strike notice.
The pilots union was ordered back to the bargaining table for 6 months, air Canada tabled what they said is their final offer (which from what I understand is downright insulting).... And stated that if they don't accept it they will lock out the pilots. The pilots rightfully didn't accept and that is when Air Canada served lockout notice.
So as of Monday morning, one union of 3000 could be locked out and another of 8800 could go on strike.
I have heard many opinions on strategy. The one I find most interesting is that these are the first steps towards filing for bankruptcy again. And instead of liquidating, they would restructure from the ground up.
Air Canada in its present form, despite high load factors, is bleeding money.
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