Human Resources committee  How you prevent it is with federal anti-scab legislation. Quickly on that point, that was an attack on steelworkers and their families. It was trying to crush the union versus trying to bargain a collective agreement.

Human Resources committee  Again, the pitfalls happen if it's not an essential duty to talk about the upkeep of the facility, the environment and health and safety. The risk is that the law doesn't have the teeth it needs. Any legislation that is legislation that doesn't work, like the Westray Law doesn't

Human Resources committee  The comment I would make on that is that there is no doubt about the stress on workers when they see scabs crossing the picket line. Go to a picket line where scabs aren't crossing the picket line; it's a very settled picket line. They're doing what they're doing with their right

Human Resources committee  I think they're all important, just because unless they're there for essential services, there is no reason for another worker, in whatever category, to do the work of a locked-out or striking member. That is important. I don't want to pick one above the other. The fact is it sh

Human Resources committee  No. I agree with the last witness as well: I really want to focus on the bill. No, we haven't heard that at all. Our members aren't talking about that. We haven't suffered any major turndowns. I'll leave it at that. Again, it comes down to how you calculate unemployment and h

Human Resources committee  The short answer is no. Again, it's my understanding that in Canada and the U.S. the math behind it is different, so the comparison is probably apples to oranges. I'll leave it at that.

Human Resources committee  From a union and a steelworker perspective, the idea is not to cripple the public and the environment or affect.... We need somewhere to go back to work, so having the essential services, the powerhouse running and any component of that.... To talk about travel, absolutely there'

Human Resources committee  Again, I'd like to emphasize what Caroline said, as well. We're really here to talk about some important legislation that can level the playing field in collective bargaining, so people can carve out a better living for themselves and their families. Your question, though, was..

Human Resources committee  I'm going to stay in my zone, which is the steelworkers' zone and representing workers, so politically.... How many contractors are used? Yes, I'm very concerned about contracting out and offshoring in the telecom sector, but that's a separate discussion, so I'll leave it at th

Human Resources committee  Absolutely. As I said, it levels the playing field. However, more importantly, the thing I would stress from that question is this: Everybody on this committee must understand that when there is a strike or lockout and scabs are brought into the facility, it destroys labour r

Human Resources committee  Yes. There's no doubt that those are the issues of the day, but I can tell you, that's why belonging to a union, having collective bargaining and having anti-scab legislation are so important. We know that those who belong to a union have a better chance to push back on inflation

Human Resources committee  No, I think, for sure, housing is a factor for all working people, whether it's the limited amount of homes or affordable living on the market, or whether it's structural change that has to happen in the real estate market. Quite frankly, I don't want to go deeply into it, and I

Human Resources committee  As I said, that's why it's so important to be able to join a union and that it's not full of barriers and loopholes, and most importantly, to have a level playing field when you get to the bargaining table so that we can put those issues forward so that everybody—all workers—can

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Chair. Through you, thank you to the clerk and to the members of the committee for the chance to join you today. I'm Marty Warren. I'm the national director for the United Steelworkers Union. The USW is the largest private sector union in North America, with 225,000