Members of the Air Line Pilots Association talk at the Air Transat Pilot Strike Centre in Montreal on Wednesday.

Air Transat TRZ-T pilots have overwhelmingly voted to strike if contract talks between the Air Line Pilots Association and the company fail.

Either side can issue a 72-hour notice of a strike or lockout on Dec. 10, ahead of the key holiday travel season.

The strike mandate was supported by 99 per cent of the ballots cast, the union said on Wednesday. The union, representing more than 700 pilots, and the Montreal-based company have been in talks for a new collective agreement since January.

Bradley Small, a pilot and union executive, said pilots are tired of working under an agreement signed 10 years ago. “This vote sends an undeniable message to Air Transat management: We

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