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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Picketer Struck At Airport

Air Canada's customer-service representatives, including those who work at the call centre in Millidgeville are out on strike.

A strike began a minute after midnight eastern time after talks broke off between the airline and the union representing its 38-hundred customer service agents and other airport workers.

Meantime, one of the picketers was struck by a vehicle at the entrance to Saint John Airport early this morning suffering minor injuries.

The head of the Canadian Auto Workers union says pensions and wages were key sticking points.

But Ken Lewenza says while his last-minute effort to strike a deal was rejected, he'll keep pushing.

Air Canada expects to continue operating a full flight schedule, with 17-hundred managers stepping in at Air Canada's counters and call centres.