CYA Group Blog

As most of you are probably already aware of two major strikes that have occurred lately, with Air Canada employees striking as well as Postal workers. As of today a tentative agreement was reached for Air Canada workers pending some issues on pensions, that will see Air Canada employees back to work. The specific issue that I would like to address from these strikes is what is happening in Parliament, before this tentative agreement was reached the government introduced legislation designed to force the union back to work. The Government is now turning to the Canada Post strike to introduce back to work legislation. Naturally the NDP opposes such legislation and will set the debate come Monday. The Conservative government responded that they have no choice but to introduced such legislation because of the mandate of economic recovery.

I personally find this statement and the actions of the government politically distributing. I understand the thought process behind the conservative government in the sense that these workers striking is bad economically. However passing legislation that forces workers to go back to work, takes away the workers right to strike, not only is this an intrusion on workers rights it also tilts the bargaining table between unions and corporations to the side of corporations. By passing such legislation you open a whole new string of issues on worker rights and you allow corporations to continue pushing the limits further and further for the sake of profits and making money. Which ties back to the thought process I assume the Conservative Government is undertaking that striking is bad economically. As mentioned I find myself distribute that the government that the people elected into power that is suppose to look out for the interests of the people is overlooking the rights they are infringing upon with such legislation for the sake of money.

*RobbyJF*