Air Transat pilots could be on the picket line as soon as Wednesday as their union gave notice to the company following an overwhelming vote a few days earlier supporting a strike mandate.

The Air Line Pilots Association says it issued a 72-hour strike notice to airline management, with a potential strike set to begin at 3 a.m. Eastern standard time on Wednesday.

“There is still time to avoid a strike, but unless significant progress is made at the bargaining table, we will strike if that’s what it takes to achieve a modern contract,” said Capt. Bradley Small, chair of the Air Transat Master Executive Council.

According to ALPA, 98 per cent of eligible Transat pilots cast ballots in the recent strike-mandate vote, with 99 per cent voting “yes” to strike, if necessary.

Pilots opened a

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