The union representing flight attendants for Air Canada commenced a strike on Saturday, and the effects are being felt at airports across the world, including LAX.

According to reports, more than 20 Air Canada flights that were supposed to take off from LAX by midday Saturday didn’t do so. The same was said for a further two Air Canada flights out of John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana.

More than 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, the company’s low-cost subsidiary, began the strike at 1:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday. The reason behind it is a dispute tied to contract negotiations over unpaid work and low wages, according to a statement from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).

After receiving a 72-hour notice of the strike on Aug. 13, Air Canada began

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