Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay

88 verified updates • corroborated by 10 independent sources • tracked since July 30, 2026

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Jul 30, 08:30 AM 1 source: Reuters
WestJet flight attendants issue 72-hour strike notice over unpaid work
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Jul 30, 03:30 PM 1 source: reuters.com
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Jul 30, 04:00 PM 1 source: Reuters
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Jul 30, 10:30 PM 2 sources: AP News, Reuters
WestJet flight attendants threaten to strike during long August weekend in Canada
→ Threat replaces notice; August weekend timing added
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Jul 30, 11:00 PM 2 sources: AP News, reuters.com
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Jul 30, 11:30 PM 2 sources: AP News, Reuters
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Jul 31, 12:00 AM 2 sources: AP News, reuters.com
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Jul 31, 12:30 AM 2 sources: AP News, Reuters
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Jul 31, 01:30 AM 1 source: AP News
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Jul 31, 09:00 AM 1 source: apnews.com
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Jul 31, 10:30 AM 1 source: AP News
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Aug 01, 04:00 PM 1 source: thestreet.com
Major airline cancels 81 flights as strike looms, no refunds
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Aug 02, 01:30 AM 1 source: Reuters
WestJet flight attendants go on strike after talks fall through
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Aug 02, 04:30 AM 1 source: Reuters
WestJet flight attendants go on strike after talks fall through, grounding flights
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Aug 02, 06:30 AM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 02, 07:00 AM 2 sources: BBC, Reuters
Canada's WestJet airline flight attendants go on strike - can I get a refund?
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Aug 02, 07:00 AM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
→ Refund question removed; pay dispute now specified.
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Aug 02, 07:30 AM 1 source: Reuters
WestJet flight attendants go on strike after talks fall through, grounding flights
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Aug 02, 07:30 AM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 02, 08:00 AM 1 source: Reuters
WestJet flight attendants go on strike after talks fall through, grounding flights
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Aug 02, 08:00 AM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 02, 08:30 AM 1 source: reuters.com
WestJet flight attendants go on strike after talks fall through, grounding flights
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Aug 02, 08:30 AM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 02, 09:00 AM 1 source: Reuters
WestJet flight attendants go on strike after talks fall through, grounding flights
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Aug 02, 09:00 AM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 02, 09:30 AM 1 source: Reuters
WestJet flight attendants go on strike after talks fall through, grounding flights
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Aug 02, 09:30 AM 1 source: apnews.com
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 02, 10:00 AM 1 source: Reuters
WestJet flight attendants go on strike after talks fall through, grounding flights
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Aug 02, 10:00 AM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 02, 10:30 AM 3 sources: AP News, Reuters, abcnews.com
Flight attendants at Canada's WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
→ Possessive punctuation updated from ’s to 's.
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Aug 02, 11:00 AM 3 sources: AP News, Reuters, The New York Times
Canada’s WestJet Airlines Cancels Trips Amid Flight Attendant Strike
→ Cancellations now confirmed amid strike.
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Aug 02, 11:30 AM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 02, 11:30 AM 1 source: Reuters
WestJet flight attendants go on strike after talks fall through, grounding flights
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Aug 02, 12:00 PM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 02, 12:30 PM 2 sources: BBC, Reuters
WestJet strike cancels more than 300 flights across Canada
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Aug 02, 12:30 PM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
→ Flight attendants' pay dispute now the strike cause.
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Aug 02, 01:00 PM 1 source: Reuters
WestJet flight attendants go on strike after talks fall through, grounding flights
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Aug 02, 01:00 PM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 02, 01:30 PM 1 source: Reuters
WestJet flight attendants go on strike after talks fall through, grounding flights
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Aug 02, 01:30 PM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 02, 02:00 PM 2 sources: BBC, Reuters
WestJet strike cancels more than 300 flights across Canada
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Aug 02, 02:00 PM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
→ Flight attendants and pay dispute now specified.
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Aug 02, 02:30 PM 2 sources: BBC, Reuters
WestJet strike cancels more than 300 flights across Canada
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Aug 02, 02:30 PM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
→ Strike cause now specified as flight attendants' pay dispute.
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Aug 02, 03:00 PM 2 sources: BBC, Reuters
WestJet strike cancels more than 300 flights across Canada
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Aug 02, 03:00 PM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
→ Striking group and dispute reason now specified.
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Aug 02, 03:30 PM 2 sources: BBC, Reuters
WestJet strike cancels more than 300 flights across Canada
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Aug 02, 03:30 PM 1 source: apnews.com
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 02, 04:00 PM 2 sources: BBC, Reuters
WestJet strike cancels more than 300 flights across Canada
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Aug 02, 04:00 PM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
→ Strike now confirmed, with flight attendants citing pay dispute.
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Aug 02, 04:30 PM 2 sources: BBC, Reuters
WestJet strike cancels more than 300 flights across Canada
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Aug 02, 04:30 PM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
→ Identifies strikers as flight attendants and cites pay dispute as cause.
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Aug 02, 06:00 PM 2 sources: BBC, Reuters
WestJet strike cancels more than 300 flights across Canada
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Aug 02, 06:00 PM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
→ Strikers identified as flight attendants, reason specified as pay dispute.
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Aug 02, 06:30 PM 2 sources: BBC, Reuters
WestJet strike cancels more than 300 flights across Canada
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Aug 02, 06:30 PM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
→ Identifies strikers as flight attendants and cites pay dispute as cause.
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Aug 02, 07:00 PM 3 sources: ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, AP News, Reuters
Flight attendants at Canada's WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay - ABC News
→ Source attribution added: ABC News
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Aug 02, 09:00 PM 3 sources: ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, Reuters, apnews.com
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Aug 02, 09:30 PM 3 sources: ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, AP News, Reuters
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Aug 02, 11:00 PM 3 sources: ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, Reuters, apnews.com
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Aug 02, 11:30 PM 2 sources: bbc.com, reuters.com
WestJet strike cancels more than 300 flights across Canada
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Aug 02, 11:30 PM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
→ Identifies strikers as flight attendants and cites pay dispute as cause.
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Aug 03, 12:00 AM 2 sources: BBC, Reuters
WestJet strike cancels more than 300 flights across Canada
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Aug 03, 12:00 AM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 03, 12:30 AM 1 source: Reuters
WestJet flight attendants go on strike after talks fall through, grounding flights
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Aug 03, 12:30 AM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 03, 01:00 AM 1 source: Reuters
WestJet flight attendants go on strike after talks fall through, grounding flights
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Aug 03, 01:00 AM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 03, 05:00 AM 1 source: BBC
WestJet strike cancels more than 300 flights across Canada
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Aug 03, 05:00 AM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 03, 05:30 AM 1 source: Reuters
WestJet flight attendants go on strike after talks fall through, grounding flights
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Aug 03, 05:30 AM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 03, 06:30 AM 1 source: Reuters
WestJet flight attendants go on strike after talks fall through, grounding flights
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Aug 03, 06:30 AM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 03, 07:00 AM 1 source: Reuters
WestJet flight attendants to end strike post wage deal
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Aug 03, 07:00 AM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 03, 07:30 AM 1 source: Reuters
WestJet flight attendants to end strike after reaching tentative wage deal
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Aug 03, 07:30 AM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 03, 08:00 AM 3 sources: ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, AP News, Reuters
Flight attendants at Canada's WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay - ABC News
→ Source attribution added: ABC News.
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Aug 03, 10:00 AM 3 sources: ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, AP News, reuters.com
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Aug 03, 10:30 AM 3 sources: AP News, abcnews.com, reuters.com
WestJet reaches tentative deal with flight attendants after brief strike snarled traffic
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Aug 03, 10:30 AM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
→ Strike now occurring, not resolved as previously stated.
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Aug 03, 11:00 AM 3 sources: ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, AP News, reuters.com
WestJet reaches tentative deal with flight attendants after brief strike snarled traffic - ABC News
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Aug 03, 11:00 AM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
→ Strike now ongoing, deal no longer mentioned
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Aug 03, 11:30 AM 3 sources: ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, AP News, Reuters
WestJet reaches tentative deal with flight attendants after brief strike snarled traffic - ABC News
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Aug 03, 11:30 AM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
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Aug 03, 12:00 PM 3 sources: ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, AP News, Reuters
WestJet reaches tentative deal with flight attendants after brief strike snarled traffic - ABC News
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Aug 03, 12:00 PM 1 source: AP News
Flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay
→ Strike now confirmed, deal not finalized

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