Move to Canada And You Lose Your Right To Bargain With Employers; Ask Striking Canadian Postal Workers
Canadians may start receiving mail again as early as tomorrow after days of debate, the Govt. finally orders locked-out Canada Post workers back to their jobs. ... The session followed a 58-hour marathon filibuster in the House of Commons led by the opposition New Democrats. The Conservative benches erupted in cheers after MPs passed the bill Saturday night.
The government tabled the back-to-work legislation last Monday after Canada Post locked out the union in the midst of rotating strikes that began early this month. The NDP tried to stall passage of the bill, calling it unfair to the workers. Several senators also gave the legislation a rough ride, peppering witnesses Sunday with questions about details of the bill, the longer-term implications for Canada Post and the government's overall approach to labour issues.
Liberal Sen. Terry Mercer said the legislation amounted to "the beginning of an attack on public service unions." ... "The legislation provides for enormous financial penalties for individuals and union representatives in the case of defiance," CUPW said in a statement Sunday. "We believe that this government would use any excuse to destroy the union should we defy the legislation, and we will not give them any opportunity to do so."
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The government tabled the back-to-work legislation last Monday after Canada Post locked out the union in the midst of rotating strikes that began early this month. The NDP tried to stall passage of the bill, calling it unfair to the workers. Several senators also gave the legislation a rough ride, peppering witnesses Sunday with questions about details of the bill, the longer-term implications for Canada Post and the government's overall approach to labour issues.
Liberal Sen. Terry Mercer said the legislation amounted to "the beginning of an attack on public service unions." ... "The legislation provides for enormous financial penalties for individuals and union representatives in the case of defiance," CUPW said in a statement Sunday. "We believe that this government would use any excuse to destroy the union should we defy the legislation, and we will not give them any opportunity to do so."
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Harper government back-to-work legislation bias against CUPW
Ottawa (24 June 2011) - Bill C-6, Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act, the Harper government’s legislation to force locked-out postal workers back to work, is bias against CUPW and its members.
Back-to-work legislation often refers all outstanding issues in a dispute to an arbitrator for resolution. The arbitrator considers the positions of both parties and makes a ruling on what the settlement will be. This legislation does the opposite. It makes a charade out of the impartial arbitration process. It’s designed to impose a settlement on postal workers which will be less than the employer’s last offer. This legislation represents a substantial interference in the collective bargaining rights of postal workers that goes beyond what our Supreme Court of Canada considers constitutionally valid. Bill C-6 also fails to comply with Canada’s international obligations to respect the freedom of association rights of workers, as set out by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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