Human Resources committee  My answer is one sentence long: we need real anti-scab legislation.

Human Resources committee  Indeed, such measures allow workers to focus on bargaining, rather than holding the picket line. When we reach a negotiated settlement, it leads to industrial peace. That's what we concentrate on. The difference between a democratic society and an undemocratic one is that the ri

Human Resources committee  We must do everything we can to bring this bill into force as quickly as possible. As we say in French, where there's a will, there's a way.

Human Resources committee  Bill C‑377 and Bill C‑525 were both anti-union bills, in our view. They were aimed at making unionization more difficult and, once unions were formed, at reducing their scope of action. In our opinion, this violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which, I repeat, gu

Human Resources committee  I have been working at the CSN for more than 25 years. One of the disputes that affected me the most was the one involving the Cargill grain elevator on the North Shore, in Quebec. People were locked out for 38 months, during which time they saw workers take their place. It's ext

Human Resources committee  If the bill is passed, we will have to take the necessary steps to ensure that its provisions are enforced. Even if our wish is granted and all exceptions are removed from the bill, inspectors will have to go into the field. This need is being felt in Quebec. It is being felt in

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  If you call a strike, then there has to be a strike. If all kinds of exceptions can be used and the work of the strikers can be done by other workers, be they subcontractors or people from other units, there is no strike. One of our major criticisms of the bill is the list of exc

Human Resources committee  No, it's not a good idea. When you weigh up all the factors, you realize that economic interests have nothing to do with environmental risks or risks to health and safety, for example. When we go on strike, we deprive ourselves of a salary. The employer also has to suffer the co

Human Resources committee  No. I have said it before and I will say it again: when a strike is called, it is a very serious decision. Being on strike is no picnic.

Human Resources committee  Absolutely. In Quebec, we have an essential services commission. This means that wrongdoers can be caught, but also that workers and employers can have their grievances heard. There was a strike recently in the public sector. In this type of situation, a person working as an ac

Human Resources committee  Yes, absolutely. The people we represent in the federal public sector are correctional officers, and they don't have the right to strike. That said, we stand in solidarity with the Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec and the Canadian Labour Congress, which rep

Human Resources committee  I have many concerns about the bill, such as its effective date and the number of exceptions it includes. The fact remains that this bill is crucial to industrial peace. Like my colleague here, I would say that one reason for the anti‑scab legislation in Quebec is the violent inc

Human Resources committee  Ms. Ferreri, in my remarks, I said that this bill was essential for the working class. You used almost all your speaking time to ask questions that had nothing to do with the bill. If you want to invite us to a parliamentary committee to discuss housing or inflation, we would be

Human Resources committee  Good morning. Thank you for having us. I'll give a brief introduction to the CSN. The CSN is a union organization dating back over 100 years in Quebec and Canada. We have over 330,000 members in all industries, in both the private and public sectors. In terms of federally regula