Canada Orders Binding Arbitration to Resolve WestJet Labor Dispute
By Paul Vieira
OTTAWA--Canada's Labor Minister on Thursday ordered WestJet Airlines and the union representing the carrier's maintenance engineers enter into binding arbitration on a new labor agreement, averting strike action during a holiday long-weekend in the country.
Labor Minister Seamus O'Regan, in a statement posted on the social-media platform X, said the decision comes because the parties remain far apart on talks to secure a first collective agreement, and that "tensions have only increased" this week.
Canada's second-biggest airline by seat capacity had started to cancel flights after it received a second-strike notice from the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, a union representing WestJet maintenance engineers and other technical operations workers. A strike by unionized members could have started as early as Friday, ahead the start of a holiday long-weekend as the country's birthday, Canada Day, falls on Monday, July 1.
WestJet is owned by Toronto-based buyout firm Onex, which trades on Toronto's main stock exchange.
Write to Paul Vieira at paul.vieira@wsj.com
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