Flight attendants at Air Canada won new pay protections for time spent on the ground, a change that could ripple across the airline industry. The deal highlights growing frustration over unpaid labor, an issue that has also sparked resistance at U.S. carriers where crews have rejected contracts that failed to address it. Analysts caution that expanded compensation models will raise costs, but unions see the gains as a turning point for flight attendants across North America.
See "Air Canada labor deal may reshape pay for North American airline crews", Allison Lampert and Rajesh Kumar Singh, Reuters, August 20, 2025