The Globe and Mail reports in its Monday, Aug. 3, edition that Canada's air travel sector is facing another labour disruption as WestJet flight attendants walked off the job on Sunday. The Globe's guest columnist Steven Tufts writes that the recent dispute highlights significant impacts on workers and WestJet passengers, reflecting broader trends in Canada's industrial relations. To secure a fair collective agreement, flight attendants must retain their right to strike, although this right is currently precarious. The Liberal government continues to set a tone restricting the right to strike in federally regulated sectors, something that is emerging as foundational to Prime Minister Mark Carney's economic strategy. Ordering flight attendants back to work is about much more than getting planes in the air. The government has also initiated a consultation regarding the Canada Labour Code as it considers amendments that would further stifle strikes in federal sectors. Normalizing limitations on the right to strike is fundamental to guaranteeing that flights are on schedule, resources are shipped by rail and that ports allow imports and exports to flow unimpeded -- all with contained labour costs.