WestJet warns of travel disruption as mechanics union opts to 'continue with strike action'

WestJet says its mechanics went ahead with their previously threatened strike on Friday evening, and the airline is "outraged." The federal government had previously interrupted the work stoppage by ordering binding arbitration. "The only reason for this union to continue with a strike action is to create damage, disrupt the travel plans of thousands of Canadians over the July long weekend and to inflict significant costs on our business," said Diederik Pen, WestJet Airlines president, in a rele