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WestJet Flight Attendants Vote to Strike | Edmonton News
WestJet flight attendants, nearly 4,400 strong, have overwhelmingly voted—99.4%—to authorize a strike, potentially disrupting summer travel as early as August 2. The core issue? A decades-old credit-hour pay system that only compensates for time spent in the air, ignoring the vastly increased pre-flight prep and duties. Once championed by flight attendants themselves, the system now leaves workers feeling underpaid for their expanded workload. Union leader Alia Hussain is demanding negotiations to fix the pay model, backed by visible picket lines near Calgary. Meanwhile, WestJet CEO Alexis…
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