The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday edition that WestJet is advising customers flying to or from Toronto to pack a lunch after 800 workers at Gate Gourmet catering company went on strike overnight. The Globe's Eric Atkins writes that the work stoppage by the on-board food supplier also affects passengers on Air Canada and most other flights at Toronto Pearson, Canada's busiest airport. Gate Gourmet workers, who cook, pack and deliver meals and drinks for as many as 250 daily flights at Pearson, went on strike at midnight after rejecting a final offer from the employer. Air Canada will be most affected by the strike, the Teamsters said in a statement, as will United Airlines, Delta AirLines, TAP Air Portugal, Air India, Aero Mexico, SAS Scandinavian Airlines and Jetlines. "Our members accepted a wage freeze during the pandemic to help this company survive. Now their managers brag about how profitable their operations have become at Pearson, while proposing wage increases as low as 89 cents an hour," Teamsters' Martin Cerqua said. The workers are paid between $17.70 and $20 an hour, as much as $6 less than their counterparts at other companies and Gate Gourmet's Vancouver work force, according to the Teamsters.