Would you work for no pay? The question behind the Air Canada strike

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Nadine Yousif

BBC News, Toronto

Getty Images A flight attendant pictured at a picket along a road leading to Toronto Pearson International Airport's departures hall. She is holding a hot pink sign up that reads "PAY ME FOR BOARDING" with a heart drawn on it. Next to her, a male protestor holds a bright yellow sign that says "GIVE ME MONEY". Behind her are a dozen of protestors holding various signs. One reads "Salaires de misere = pas notre Canada" — For decades, North America’s flight attendants were not paid for work they did on the ground

When Air Canada flight attendants walked off the job earlier a week ago, they had one rallying cry: “Unpaid work…

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