The union representing Air Canada’s flight attendants gave notice of a strike early Wednesday, leaving the plans of many travellers up in the air. A strike could occur on Saturday.

The airline then issued lockout notice, which it said in a news release was to “mitigate the strike’s customer impact” and “allow orderly shutdown.” Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights are being “gradually suspended over the next 72 hours.”

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The Air Canada Component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) represents 10,000 flight attendants. Its president, Wesley Lesosky, said in a news release that it has put forward “solid, data-driven proposals on wages and unpaid work, all rooted in fairness and industry standards.”

“Air Canada’s response to our proposals makes one thing

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