Air Canada strike looms: Trudeau speaks as airline begins cancelling flights | LIVE

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to take questions from media in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que., on Friday, as Air Canada begins cancelling flights ahead of a potential pilots strike. Unless a settlement is reached by Sunday, either Air Canada or the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents 5,200 Air Canada pilots, could issue a 72-hour lockout or strike notice. On Thursday, Canada’s largest airline and business leaders urged the federal government to intervene in labour talks with its pilots in hopes of avoiding a shutdown. But the labour minister said the two sides should negotiate a deal. Air Canada spokesman Christophe Hennebelle said that the airline is committed to negotiations, but it faces wage demands from the ALPA it can’t meet. The union says Air Canada continues to post record profits while expecting pilots to accept below-market compensation. The airline and its pilots have been in contract talks for more than a year, and the pilots say they want to be paid wages competitive with their U.S. counterparts. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10751781/air-canada-strike-looms-union/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #AirCanada #Trudeau