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Aug 18
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The latest in the labour dispute between...

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We get the latest on the Air Canada work stoppage as flight attendants remain behind the picket lines, despite being ordered back to work by the Canada Industrial Relations Board. The CBC's Johna Baylon reports from YVR and SFU Labour Studies lecturer John-Henry Harter talks to guest host Dan Burritt about what happens next in this labour conflict

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