The federal government has ordered Air Canada flight attendants back to work after a breakdown in collective bargaining negotiations between Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, announced the decision on Saturday, citing the need to “maintain and secure industrial peace, protect Canadians and promote conditions to resolve the dispute” given the strike’s impact on the national economy.

Flight attendants, represented by CUPE, issued a strike notice on Wednesday and began job action on Saturday after talks with Air Canada collapsed. The union is demanding higher wages and pay for all hours worked, noting that flight attendants are

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