If you’ve got a flight coming up with WestJet, double-check if it’s still scheduled. As of Wednesday, 6,500 travellers were left scrambling after the airline canceled dozens of flights scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. That’s because about 670 mechanic workers could walk off the job as early as Thursday evening. WestJet mechanics, represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, served the airline with a strike notice earlier this week, following months of negotiations. WestJet has requested that the Canada Industrial Relations Board intervene with binding arbitration. That would see the labour tribunal hammer out a contract between the two sides — their first collective agreement. The board could also bar a work stoppage in the meantime. #Canada #Travel #WestJet #CBCNews