00:00Air Canada flight attendants returned to the picket line on Sunday, defying a government-backed Labour Board's order to return to work.
00:10The Canadian Union of Public Employees said in a statement that members would remain on strike and invited Air Canada back to the bargaining table.
00:18Other unions joined the flight attendants' picket line in solidarity at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Sunday.
00:25The airline said it would delay plans to restart operations from Sunday until Monday evening.
00:30On Saturday, the Canadian government moved to end a strike at the country's largest carrier by asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order binding arbitration.
00:40The CIRB issued the order which Air Canada had sought and unionized flight attendants opposed.
00:46The Canada Labour Code gives the government the power to ask the CIRB to impose binding arbitration in the interest of protecting the economy.
00:53The government's options to end the strike now include asking courts to enforce the order to return to work and seeking an expedited hearing, or trying to pass new legislation.
01:03More than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants walked off the job on Saturday for the first time since 1985, after months of negotiations over a new contract.
01:12Air Canada had started cancelling flights on Thursday in anticipation of the stoppage.
01:16Travelers in Toronto said they were confused about whether their flights would resume or if Air Canada would make alternative arrangements.
01:23I don't have money. This is my last day here in Canada. I am a tourist and I don't know what I'm going to do.
01:32I don't know what to do. I'm just confused.
01:35The most contentious issue has been the union's demand for compensation for time spent on the ground between flights and when helping passengers board.
01:43Attendants are largely paid only when their plane is moving.
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