Canada: Government likely to intervene in Air Canada strike

[marmar]

The federal government is considering its options for handling a threat by Air Canada flight attendants to walk off the job as early as Thursday.

However, a statement issued by Labour Minister Lisa Raitt's office leaves little doubt the government will intervene if the flight attendants go on strike.

"We will be clear that a work stoppage is unacceptable in this time of fragile economy," the statement said.

The 6,800 flight attendants have rejected a tentative deal reached between their union and the airline and are poised to go on strike at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, the union said in a news release Sunday. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/10/10/air-canada-strike-threat.html

[teddy51]

1. Of course they will, they are Conservatives after all, and do not understand

what bargaining in good faith is all about.

[IamK]

2. Obama would likely do the same in the US ...

but I guess you conservative quote would also apply now that I think about it....