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“It was the right decision,” Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu told CBC’s Power & Politics when asked about ordering binding arbitration in the Air Canada-union dispute.

Hajdu said Air Canada and the union representing more than 10,000 flight attendants were at an “impasse” and needed the help of an arbitrator.

In a decision released Monday morning, the Canada Industrial Relations Board called the union’s defiance of a back-to-work order over the weekend ‘unlawful.’ In response, union president Mark Hancock said he’ll defy the order, even if it means risking jail time and fines.

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