Air Canada, flight attendants resume talks
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Air Canada suspended plans to restart operations Sunday after the union representing 10,000 flight attendants said it will defy a return to work order.
The airline is facing a crisis after its flight attendants walked off the job over the weekend and rejected a government order to return to work.
Air Canada has already begun canceling flights after hitting an impasse in contract negotiations with the flight attendants' union as a possible strike looms. Earlier this week, the union issued a notice of intention to strike,
After months of stalled negotiations, 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants walked off the job early Saturday morning. The federal government stepped in hours later to order binding arbitration, forcing an end to the strike — or so they thought.