Air Transat and the union representing its flight attendants, a unit of The Canadian Union of Public Employees, have reached a tentative agreement subject to a vote to renew their collective agreement, according to a press release the airline released today.
Details of the agreement will be presented to members and voted on in the coming days, according to Air Transat. The agreement in principle avoids a strike that could have happened as soon as Jan. 3, the tail end of the critical holiday flying season.
In late November, an overwhelming majority of the more than 2,100 flight attendant members had approved a strike mandate if