Union interrupts Air Canada press conference

Dozens of Air Canada flights are expected to be cancelled by the end of today and up to 500 more tomorrow ahead of a possible walk out by thousands of its flight attendants.

Air Canada executives confirmed that a complete stoppage would take effect Saturday if a new deal isn't reached at the last-minute.

Their news conference today near Toronto's Pearson Airport got cut short after several unionized members dressed in flight attendant uniforms and union shirts disrupted the event multiple times.

Some held signs that read ``unpaid work won't fly'' and ''poverty wages equals un-Canadian."

According to Air Canada executives, about 130,000 passengers could be affected by this disruption per day.

However, shortly after this, Wesley Lesosky, president of the Air Canada component of CUPE, the union representing Air Canada employees, said that they are ready to sit down at the table and negotiate a better contract, but that Air Canada is not doing so.

Addressing the passengers, the union President said that the members understand their inconvenience and do not want to strike, but Air Canada is not ready to sit down.