Bea Bruske

canadian Labour Congress President

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Canada has a long history of standing up for fundamental labour rights,
The government said it would protect the workers' right to strike, but instead this bill explicitly gives government the power to end legal strikes when a minister decides that a strike is or could become contrary to the national interest,
Any new power to prevent or shut down a legal strike, including before it begins, would weaken that power. Canada needs workers with our elbows up, not our hands tied,
A strike has economic impact because that is how collective bargaining works. If government can end a strike because it is having an economic impact, employers have less reason to compromise and reach a deal,
If you're going to break a strike, at the very least debate it in Parliament and let Canadians see where their MPs stand on protecting workers' rights,

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