WestJet Flight Attendants May Go on Strike: What You Need to Know

The union for WestJet flight attendants gave a 72-hour strike notice on Thursday morning.

About 4,400 flight attendants may go on strike. WestJet responded with a 72-hour lockout notice. The union and WestJet are still talking to reach a deal.

If you are traveling this summer, here's what you need to know about the possible strike.

The flight attendants want to go on strike because they haven't reached a deal with WestJet yet.

The strike notice ends on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. MT. If there's no deal, the strike could start then. But the two sides might still reach an agreement before that.

WestJet and the union are still negotiating. They both said they want to reach a deal.

For now, WestJet's flights are not affected by the strike notice.

But if there's no deal, some flights might be canceled starting Friday.

WestJet passengers are getting ready for possible flight disruptions.

WestJet will tell passengers about any changes to their flights ahead of time.

If you're flying on WestJet Encore or a code-share flight, you won't be affected by the strike.

Before the possible strike, WestJet is letting passengers change or cancel their flights without a fee.

If your flight is delayed or canceled, WestJet will refund or rebook you.

But only some passengers can get a full refund. Others will get a travel credit.

WestJet is letting passengers change or cancel some flights because of the strike threat.

The airline will contact passengers directly if their flight is changed or canceled.

A travel expert says if WestJet cancels flights, it should rebook passengers on other airlines.

WestJet passengers are worried after the flight attendants gave a strike notice.

In the past, labor disputes have led to more flight cancellations before a strike.

As of Thursday, WestJet hadn't started canceling flights yet.

On July 15, WestJet flight attendants voted to go on strike if there's no deal.

The flight attendants voted 99% in favor of the strike. They could go on strike as soon as August 2.

The union held rallies across Canada to support the flight attendants.

The WestJet flight attendants' union gave a 72-hour strike notice.

The same union represented Air Canada flight attendants who went on strike last summer.

Air Canada and the union eventually reached a deal after the government got involved.

Air Canada is not affected by the WestJet strike, even though they have the same union.

The main issue in the talks is pay for work done on the ground.

The union says some ground duties are unpaid, but WestJet disagrees.

WestJet has a 'credit hour' system that combines flight time and ground duties into one pay rate.

The pay rate ranges from $28.88 to $53.61 per credit hour. Full-time work is 80 credit hours a month.

Some airlines, like Delta, pay flight attendants separately for work done on the ground.

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