The first comment is that to be very clear, part III of the Labour Code will not affect FETCO too much. Most of the large federal employers are unionized, and part III of the Labour Code deals with bedrock, base-level, non-union workers.
There are provisions in the code...and we welcome the changes. Funnily enough, I happened to work during the Arthurs commission to look at that. It's long overdue, and we thank the government for bringing them.
The contract flipping issue will be in part I of the Labour Code amendment. It is sorely needed. It disrupts life. It makes business less efficient. It's not really appropriate.
The one I would want to turn to in making things better would be the scheduling issue. Scheduling affects transportation workers. They are the people who drive trains, buses, the pilots. They are the people who move the stuff.
Because of a subrogation agreement with Labour Canada, Transport Canada sets those hours. So notwithstanding the clause that says this doesn't apply to collective agreements, it wouldn't apply anyway.
When I talk about fatigue, the major issue is this. We know from science that the workers who work these hours have cognitive damage, disease, social consequences. Transport Canada can't look at that, because their mandate is an efficient system and public safety for companies.
This is something that has to be fixed.