Thank you for your question.
As you explained so well, freedom of association is a right that can be asserted through a labour dispute. I believe our collective bargaining system is a model for the world.
That said, we were dealing with two fairly similar situations. On one hand, the economy was only beginning to recover after the pandemic. On the other, we had to take action to protect not just the health of Canadians, but also the economy. That also meant we had to protect the jobs of many union members in other sectors, some of whom reached out to me—