In our last dispute, in 2020-21, one of the companies used scabs; circumstances led to some incidents that no one wanted. This created a lot of tension on the picket lines and at the bargaining table, since a number of scabs had been used during the longshore strike at the Port of Montreal.
I think everyone knows the story. Before anti‑scab legislation was put in place, there was confrontation, there was violence, and no one wanted that. However, when you go on the picket line or are locked out and people come in to do your job, obviously things get a little heated and people get a little more aggressive. That's not desirable at a bargaining table. No one wants external events to disrupt what's going on at a bargaining table. I believe that anti‑scab legislation will certainly defuse all the tension that may exist.
In 2020, we experienced tension with scabs with a company owned by Logistec, in Quebec. That created a lot of tension, which necessarily disrupted negotiations.