(Reuters) -Air Canada pilots voted to authorize a strike, with 98% voting members in favour, the Air Line Pilots Association union said on Thursday.
More than 5,000 pilots represented by the union are pressing for historic gains to narrow a wage gap with higher-paid U.S. counterparts, who secured record contracts in 2023 amid pilot shortages and strong travel demand.
The carrier’s pilots started bargaining last summer after ending a decade-long contract framework.
Air Canada did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
(Reporting by Shivansh Tiwary and Utkarsh Shetti in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)
