OTTAWA – A rare show of defiance by Air Canada flight attendants in the face of a back-to-work order from the government has proven the ineffectiveness of the section of Canada’s labour

Labour experts and unions have been critical of the government’s embrace of Section 107 of the Labour Code to enforce ‘industrial peace’ in federally regulated sectors

When people hear I'm stranded in France, they have romantic visions of the Seine. I'm at an airport hotel trying to fly home to Ottawa. With just 15 hours before my scheduled departure from Paris, the Air Canada cancellation email showed up in my inbox.

Flight attendants have reached a tentative deal with their employer. By siding with workers, the provincial government got to hit an unpopular airline, embarrass Ottawa and stand with unions.

Federal government’s corrosive habit of ending strikes with arbitration or back-to-work orders proves that expediency, not principle, now rules labour relations

Canada Post and the union representing postal workers are set to return to the bargaining table today. Plans to rekindle talks late last week were delayed due to a lack of federal government mediators.

Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu joins Power & Politics, defending her decision to invoke Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to order Air Canada flight attendants back to work. She says 'it was clear' the airline and the union 'needed another tool' to continue negotiations after the union went on strike.