{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"TravelPress","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com","author_name":"Bob Mowat","author_url":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/author\/bobmowatbaxter-net\/","title":"Flight attendants on strike as WestJet, CUPE fail to reach deal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wDseNx2TYs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/flight-attendants-on-strike-as-westjet-cupe-fail-to-reach-deal\/\">Flight attendants on strike as WestJet, CUPE fail to reach deal<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/flight-attendants-on-strike-as-westjet-cupe-fail-to-reach-deal\/embed\/#?secret=wDseNx2TYs\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Flight attendants on strike as WestJet, CUPE fail to reach deal&#8221; &#8212; TravelPress\" data-secret=\"wDseNx2TYs\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/230502-westjet-max8-rockies-bright-morning-1600x900_530x300.jpg","thumbnail_width":530,"thumbnail_height":300,"description":"Early this morning (Aug 2), CUPE 8125 \u2013 the union representing WestJet\u2019s 4,400 flight attendants \u2013 announced that its members have \u201cofficially gone on strike.\u201d CUPE 8125 President, Alia Hussain said in making the announcement that: \u201cWe tried until the very last minute to get a fair deal that recognizes the value of the work&hellip;more &#8250;"}