Hundreds of Air Canada flight attendants stood outside Montreal-Trudeau airport Monday afternoon to protest what they call “poverty wages” and unpaid labour.

With a strike looming, the silent protest saw the uniformed flight attendants line the sidewalk outside the terminal for 30 minutes.

They held signs like “Unpaid work won’t fly” and “UnfAir Canada.”

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) says the Air Canada component of the union was set to return to bargaining talks with the airline on Friday after its members voted 99.7 per cent in favour of a strike mandate.

The vote, which wrapped last Tuesday, means flight attendants could possibly walk off the job as soon as Saturday at 12:01 a.m. with at least 72 hours’ notice provided.

The two sides have been in contract talks sinc

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