TORONTO — The Air Canada component of CUPE said it resumed meetings with the airline on Monday night as the two sides look to resolve a strike by flight attendants that has grounded planes for days.

"The company reached out to the component president today, and we moved forward in our continued attempts to reach a fair deal," the union said in an online update to members.

The meetings resumed with the assistance of mediator William Kaplan in Toronto. However, the union said the strike is "still on" and that the talks have "just commenced."

Earlier Monday, the airline's chief operating officer had said that flight attendants needed to return to work before the airline could push on with negotiations, while the union said it would not end its strike until a deal was reached at the bargain

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