Will the PSAC strike be to the NDP as the Freedom Convoy was to the Conservatives? As 155,000 public sector workers remain on strike across the country, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh joined picket lines last week in Ottawa. “These are workers that were the ones that delivered so much important supports for Canadians when...
READ MOREDumped: Public sector sours on Trudeau
Hell hath no fury like a union scorned “Prime Minister Trudeau: You said you’d be different.” That’s the mournful cry now coming from the offices of the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Like a jilted lover, PSAC is imploring Trudeau to “make good on (his) word” to “fix public services and repair the relationship with...
READ MOREMemo to Tories: Union-bashing may be fun — but there are risks
Who’s afraid of secret ballot voting? Unions, it seems. For decades, most union certification in Canada has been done by means of ‘card checks’, which require 50 per cent or more of employees to sign cards saying they want a union. The practice is frequently criticized for denying workers their democratic right to choose...
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