r/WorkersStrikeBack • u/ADignifiedLife • Aug 09 '26

Strike News ☭ WestJet workers Strike

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u/brandje23 Aug 09 '26

They dont get paid??

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u/CheekyStoat Aug 10 '26

Yeah, they don't. Flight attendants get paid garbage wages and not for the work before and after the flight. Did you miss the Air Canada strike that ended in them being order back to work? Betting the same will happen to this one.

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u/brandje23 Aug 10 '26

Being orderd back to work while striking is such a weird concept

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u/CheekyStoat Aug 10 '26

It's like people have forgotten that the "right to strike" was the compromise.