In a massive show of solidarity, 99.1 per cent of Air Canada flight attendants rejected the employer’s wage offer on Saturday.

Voting on the tentative new contract wrapped up today at noon PT, and the answer was a resounding no.

The Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees says most terms would still form part of a new collective agreement with the airline, with the exception of the wage issue, which will now be referred to mediation as previously agreed to by both sides.

More than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants were voting on a new contract. They went on strike on Aug. 16 after failing to agree to one with the company, forcing Air Canada to ground hundreds of planes and strand thousands of passengers. Three days after going on strike, the union announced a t

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