Pearson Toronto flights may be without food or drink as strike

Canadians flying out of Toronto's Pearson International Airport may soon have a flight without food or drinks due to a possible strike. Pearson is Canada's largest and busiest international airport, and millions of passengers pass through it every year. . More than 800 employees of Gate Gourmet, an airline catering and logistics company, may go on strike next Tuesday. According to the union that represents them, their salaries are far below the standard.

"We are in a cost crisis, but Gate Gourmet is ignoring the basic needs of its employees' families and will not agree to pay workers more wages," the union president said. "We will go on strike unless this company steps up and finally acknowledges how expensive the cost of living has become."

These employees are responsible for cooking, packing and delivering meals, snacks, drinks and other supplies to planes, the union said. If a strike occurs, the airlines that will be affected include Air Canada, WestJet, United Airlines, Delta Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Air India, Aero Mexico, SAS Scandinavian Airlines and Jet Lines.

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