04:52 PM EST, 01/19/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The Air Canada ( ACDVF ) component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) began its first day of arbitration with Air Canada ( ACDVF ) and arbitrator Paula Knopf to settle wages, after flight attendants voted by more than 99% to reject the airline's final wage offer in September 2025.

"These hearings will provide our members an opportunity to hear the facts around what transpired in the negotiations spanning December 2024 to August 2025, and also a sense of what to expect from the process going forward," said Component president Wesley Lesosky. "It will also give our members an opportunity to hear the extent to which Air Canada ( ACDVF ) values our members and the vital, safety-critical work they do every day."