Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
“We respect workers and their right to bargain together, but sometimes they need federal help to do it. Our bill adds new measures to help both sides reach a deal. We want strikes to happen much less often.”
“Mr. Speaker, obviously, we honour the role of workers, honour the role of organized labour and recognize that, in fact, there are rights to collectively bargain, but sometimes those rights, in order to be exercised, need federal support, especially in Canada Labour Code situations. We will, under Bill C-39, put in place new, expanded measures in order to support parties that find it difficult to achieve a collective agreement. We want to make those strikes all too rare.”
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Mr. Speaker, obviously, we honour the role of workers, honour the role of organized labour and recognize that, in fact, there are rights to collectively bargain, but sometimes those rights, in order to be exercised, need federal support, especially in Canada Labour Code situations. We will, under Bill C-39, put in place new, expanded measures in order to support parties that find it difficult to achieve a collective agreement. We want to make those strikes all too rare.