【Canada Lohas Network lahoo.ca Jiang Lihe Summary】Canada Day weekend travel chaos! In addition to Air Canada flights delayed due to weather, WestJet's Aircraft Repair and Maintenance Workers' Union (AMFA) announced a strike hours ago, after the company abruptly canceled more than 150 flights scheduled for Saturday, affecting about 20,000 guests.
At Montreal International Airport, a large number of stranded passengers are waiting to rebook their flights. (Picture from: x 29 June 2024)
A large number of aviation workers went on strike at the last minute, and the impact was quite bad. WestJet President and Group Chief Operating Officer, Diederik Pen, said in the latest release: "The scale of this sabotage is devastating and AMFA must be held accountable for their recklessness." "Without immediate intervention, the severe disruption will unnecessarily harm thousands of Canadians, as well as the entire economic ecosystem that depends on our critical aviation services."
WestJet's strike action in June has been repeated, and labor issues have not yet been resolved.
This was preceded by two weeks of intense discussions with unions about the new agreement.
In a tweet, AMFA even blew up union members to receive "illegal threats" from WestJet. I don't know if it's true or not.
Originally, WestJet also said on Thursday that AMFA "confirmed that they will follow instructions." As a result, there will be no strikes or lockouts, and airlines will no longer cancel flights. "The results of Friday's change seem to have come as a shock to travelers and executives alike.
Right now, a number of guests are completely "enraged" by WestJet because their travel plans have been ruined:
Picture from: June 29, 2024
One of the most outrageous: some passengers have already received their boarding passes before they are told that their flights have been cancelled.
Picture from: June 29, 2024
In Winnipeg, Canada, local airports were thrown into chaos on Saturday due to Air Canada delays and a large number of WestJet flight cancellations.
Picture from: June 29, 2024
Others are stuck at the airport, having planned to go to Saskatchewan to celebrate Canada Day, but are no longer able to.
Pictured: CAV, June 29, 2024
Travelers don't know if they need to pack their bags...
Picture from: June 29, 2024
The family went to the airport at four o'clock in the morning, but the holiday was in the soup, and the five-year-old baby was going to cry...
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On Saturday morning, there was a long queue at WestJet's customer service line. Passenger Matt waited for 2 hours on the phone and then burst into a rude post:
Picture from: June 29, 2024
There are many more travelers who simply can't get in touch with WestJet's customer service.
Street insults "Go back to your XX country" The Chinese-American vice president of Columbia University was beaten
This weekend, another incident that was pushed to the hot search was the beating of Ben Chang, the Chinese-American vice president of Columbia University...
The scene of everyone swearing and swearing at Ben Chang, the Chinese vice president and spokesperson of Columbia University, is really annoying and speechless!
It happened to Ben Chang on his way to work on the 17th of this month. On the street not far from the school, he was suddenly verbally abused and hit on the head with a metal water bottle by a man. The New York City Police Department has launched an investigation, but as of Friday (28th), no suspects have been identified.
According to NBC, 52-year-old Zhang is Columbia's vice president for public relations. His attackers told him to "go back to your country". After the man attacked, he followed him for a while. Chang said that he was born and raised in Washington, D.C., and his mother is from West Virginia, and we are native to the United States like apple pie.
After the incident, he quickly decided to call the police, and the New York City Police Department immediately notified the bureau's "Hate Crimes Project Team."
Ben Chang (Photo: Columbia University)
Chang said that it happened so suddenly that he did not speak to the suspect or hit him head-on, and when the suspect cursed him, he ignored it and continued to move on, only to be beaten.
In order to get rid of the rioters, he saw a bus stop, and with the help of the driver and passengers, jumped on the bus, but the rioters still shouted at him outside the bus. After two stops, Chang got off the bus and saw that the thug was still walking in his direction, and after seeing him, he tried to trouble him, but found that Zhang had already notified the school police, so he quickly fled. Zhang Benen's injuries were not serious and he did not go to the school doctor.
A graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, Chang has more than 20 years of experience in diplomacy, media, and public affairs, including as director of press and communications for the White House National Security Council during the George W. Bush and Obama administrations, and deputy spokesperson for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, as can be seen on the Columbia University website.
Picture from: Columbia University, USA
Chang joined Columbia in May 2022 and has lived in New York for two years. He was shocked by what had happened that day, and he was even more puzzled as to what had caused the unpleasant incident. Still, he "wants that person to be helped, and I hope he doesn't do it again."