articleThe Brief WestJet flight attendants began a strike after contract talks broke down. WestJet flight attendants went on strike Sunday after contract negotiations with Canada's second-largest airline failed to produce a new labor agreement, disrupting flights during the peak summer travel season. RELATED: Georgia man accused of attacking children aboard Carnival cruise while intoxicatedThe strike comes nearly a year after Air Canada flight attendants staged a four-day work stoppage, underscoring a broader push by cabin crews in Canada and the United States to change industry pay practices that compensate flight attendants primarily while planes are flying. Ahead of the strike, WestJet canceled 309 flights through Sunday night, saying the move was intended to "minimize the risk of stranding guests and aircraft." The Canadian government intervened to end last year's Air Canada strike, a move that flight attendants later challenged.