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First Air and flight attendants reach tentative deal

First Air and the Canadian Union of Public Employees reached a tentative deal through a federal conciliator this week.
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First Air and the union representing the airline's flight attendants have reached a tentative deal.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees represents the airline's 87 flight attendants in Yellowknife, Edmonton, Iqaluit and Ottawa. The flight attendants have been without a contract since April of this year.  

First Air and the Canadian Union of Public Employees reached a tentative deal through a federal conciliator this week. (CBC)

"The meeting that was agreed upon was Sept. 8, with the federal conciliator on neutral territory," said Ken Smith, president of CUPE's First Air Component.

"We met for 18 hours and through that arduous process we were able to come to a resolve that both parties were very happy with."

The workers will vote on the new deal in the coming weeks. If accepted, the new contract will last 22 months, to December 2015. Details are not being made public until after the vote.

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