2026年8月2日 美国东部时间上午8:27 / 美联社
加拿大第二大航空公司西捷航空的乘务员于周日发起罢工，此次罢工源于薪资纠纷。
代表该航空公司4400名机舱乘务员的加拿大公共雇员工会在其脸书页面上宣布了罢工消息。作为达美航空合作伙伴的西捷航空证实了罢工消息，并表示截至周日早间已取消超过300个航班，导致加拿大境内原本为期三天的周末出行计划陷入混乱。
此次纠纷的核心问题在于乘务员在地面执勤时的薪酬支付方式。工会称部分地面工作无薪酬，而公司则表示员工确实获得了报酬，称其通过“信贷工时”制度而非时薪体系发放薪酬。
西捷航空集团首席执行官亚历克西斯·冯·霍恩斯布鲁赫表示：“我们曾提出一项方案，本可以为加拿大机舱乘务员设立新的薪酬标准，让西捷航空成为唯一一家为航班前后所有时段提供时薪保障的航空公司，同时还能在第一年实现两位数的薪资增长，以及工会提出的其他优先诉求。遗憾的是，该方案未被接受。”
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代表机舱乘务员的工会分会主席阿莉娅·侯赛因表示，谈判人员“一直努力到最后一刻，以达成一份认可机舱乘务员工作价值的公平协议”。
“西捷航空的提议力度不足，”侯赛因说道。
双方均表示愿意重启谈判以达成协议。
该航空公司表示，其波音737和787机型的所有 scheduled 航班均无法正常运行，旅客将获得退款或重新安排行程。西捷航空称将通过电子邮件直接联系已预订机票的旅客，而通过旅行社或第三方平台预订的旅客应直接联系相关机构。
西捷航空恩科尔航空公司运营的Dash 8 Q400航班，以及合作伙伴运营的代码共享航班，均不受此次罢工影响。
去年夏天，加拿大最大航空公司加拿大航空的乘务员曾因类似的地面工作薪酬问题发起罢工，导致旺季期间超过10万名旅客滞留，此次罢工持续三天后双方达成协议。
Flights canceled as WestJet flight attendants go on strike in dispute over pay
August 2, 2026 8:27 AM EDT / AP
Flight attendants with WestJet, Canada’s second-largest airline, went on strike Sunday in a dispute over pay.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents the 4,400 cabin crew at the airline, announced the strike on its Facebook page. WestJet, which is a Delta Airlines partner, confirmed the strike and canceled more than 300 flights as of early Sunday, snarling travel plans in Canada in the middle of a three-day weekend.
A key issue in the dispute was how flight attendants should be paid for duties performed while still on the ground. The union said some of that work is unpaid, while the company said its staff was indeed compensated, citing pay through a “credit hour” system rather than an hourly rate.
“We presented a proposal that would have set a new standard for cabin crew in Canada, making WestJet the only airline to offer an hourly rate covering all time before and after flights, plus a double-digit wage increase in year one among other priorities the union raised,” said Alexis von Hoensbroech, CEO of the WestJet Group. “Unfortunately, it wasn’t accepted.”
A WestJet Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner makes a go-around while attempting to land at Barcelona-El Prat Airport in Barcelona, Spain. Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Alia Hussain, president of the union chapter that represents the cabin crew, said negotiators “tried until the very last minute to get a fair deal that recognizes the value of the work cabin crews do.”
“WestJet’s offer did not go far enough,” Hussain said.
Both sides said they were willing to resume negotiations to reach an agreement.
The airline said it could not operate any of its scheduled flights on Boeing 737s or 787s, and travelers will be refunded or re-accommodated. WestJet said it would contact people who reserved with them directly via email, while those who booked through a travel agent or third-party platform should reach out to them.
WestJet Encore flights operated on a Q400, as well as code-share flights operated by airline partners, remain unaffected.
Last summer, flight attendants at Air Canada, the country’s largest carrier, stranded more than 100,000 travelers during peak travel season with a strike partly over the same issue of groundwork. That work stoppage lasted three days before the sides came to an agreement.
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