FILE PHOTO: Canada's Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada May 29, 2025. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File photo

(Reuters) -Canadian Labor Minister Patty Hajdu said on Friday that she met jointly with Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), urging both sides to work harder and remain at the negotiating table to reach a deal and avert a potential strike.

(Reporting by Bipasha Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler)