Mr. Speaker, I rise today to table a petition concerning striking security workers represented by PSAC Local 71250 at the Bank of Canada.
The petitioners note that these workers have been on strike since June 23 and that the Canada Industrial Relations Board has twice found that the Bank of Canada has violated the Canada Labour Code through the use of replacement workers. They are calling on the government to ensure compliance with the board's decisions, to strengthen the enforcement of federal anti-scab protections, to ensure Crown corporations respect workers' rights under the Canada Labour Code and to call on the Bank of Canada to cease the unlawful use of replacement workers and bargain in good faith toward a fair collective agreement.
Workers' rights under federal law must be respected, enforced and upheld.