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WestJet Strike Is Over — Here's What Happens to Your Bookings Now

  Published August 4, 2026 If you spent the long weekend refreshing WestJet's flight status page, you can exhale a little. Early Monday morning, WestJet and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 8125 reached a tentative agreement, ending the strike that grounded most of the airline's mainline fleet starting August 2. Both the strike notice and WestJet's lockout notice have been withdrawn. That's genuinely good news if you have an upcoming WestJet booking. But "the strike is over" doesn't mean "everything is back to normal today." Here's what actually changes for your money and your travel plans. What actually happened About 4,400 WestJet cabin crew walked off the job at 12:01 a.m. Mountain Time on August 2, after contract talks broke down over unpaid ground duties and the airline's flight-credit pay system. WestJet responded with a matching lockout notice, and between the two, the airline's normal schedule of roughly 600...
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Farmers Rally in London Against Inheritance Tax Changes

 

Thousands of farmers from across the UK gathered in London today to protest against the government’s recent changes to inheritance tax rules. The demonstration, one of the largest in recent memory, saw farmers marching through Westminster, voicing their concerns over the potential impact on their livelihoods and the future of British farming.

The new tax reforms, announced in the latest budget, will impose a 20% inheritance tax on farms valued over £1 million starting from April 2026. Farmers argue that this change will force many to sell parts of their land to cover the tax bill, threatening the continuity of family-run farms and impacting food security.

Max Sealy, a representative of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), expressed the widespread frustration: "This is a bad tax - it’s been badly implemented because it will affect growth productivity in the country". The protest drew support from various public figures, including TV presenter and farm owner Jeremy Clarkson, who urged the government to reconsider the policy.

Despite the government’s assurances that only the wealthiest estates will be affected, farmers remain unconvinced. They cite data suggesting that a significant portion of farms will fall under the new tax threshold, contrary to the government’s estimates.

As the protest continues, the NFU plans to lobby MPs, hoping to reverse the changes and secure a more favorable outcome for the farming community.


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