Air Canada flight attendants could strike next week. Here's what you need to know

Air Canada flight attendants could walk off the job as early as next week after voting overwhelmingly to approve a strike mandate.

Members of the Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) voted 99.7 per cent in favour of a strike mandate on Tuesday. But a strike isn't set in stone yet, with both parties back at the bargaining table starting Friday. Here's what you need to know:

When could workers go on strike?

If an agreement isn't reached, the earliest that workers could walk off the job is 12:01 ET on Aug. 16, as long as 72 hours notice is given, according to the union. This means the earliest that a 72-hour strike notice could be issued is Aug. 13.

The Air Canada component of CUPE represents more than 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and its leisure