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Air Canada and its pilots return to bargaining table

The two sides have agreed to try negotiations for 10 days in hopes of reaching a tentative deal, with the help of a federal arbitrator.

The union representing the three-thousand pilots says if no agreement can be reached, then an arbitrator will impose a contract.

The federal government passed legislation this year imposing a contract and blocking either side from initiating job action.

Pilots were unhappy with the move and a number of them called in sick, causing significant disruptions to the airline's schedule.

Ottawa also intervened this year to prevent a strike by Air Canada ground crews and some ground staff in Toronto staged a wildcat strike to show their anger.

Last year, Air Canada ticket agents and customer service staff staged a brief strike before reaching a deal amid a threatened back-to-work bill.