The Air Canada component of CUPE says in a statement that the company has reached out and that the parties have moved forward in their "continued attempts to reach a fair deal" to resolve a strike by flight attendants that has grounded planes for days.
The union says in an online update to members that meetings with Air Canada started this evening with the assistance of mediator William Kaplan in Toronto.
The union says the strike is "still on" and that the talks have "just commenced."
The airline's chief operating officer had said earlier in the day that flight attendants needed to return to work before the airline could push on with negotiations, while the union said it would not end its strike until a deal was reached at the bargaining table.
Union officials defied an order by the Canada Industrial Relations Board to return to work Sunday, after the federal government used Section 107 of the Labour Code to force the two sides into binding arbitration.
Air Canada earlier Monday extended a cancellation of all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights through 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 18, 2025.
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