Yes, Madam Chair.
The way the Employment Insurance Act is currently structured, a person who retains a job attachment with a company is not eligible for EI benefits while on strike or locked out. In order to be eligible, that person must be able to prove his availability for work. So, if he is on strike, as long as the strike is ongoing, all his hours of work are not deemed to constitute a job attachment to the employer against whom the worker is striking. However, he does have the right to accumulate hours during a qualifying period. If, while the strike is ongoing, he can work enough hours to qualify, he is entitled to EI benefits subsequently, whether or not a strike is ongoing at his regular employer's company.