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Canada Post November 20th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, all I can say to my hon. colleague is please let the system work. Both parties are at the table. They are trying to come up with a deal that will be better for Canada, better for the post office and a deal that will be better for CUPW. Let us let them do their negotiating.
Canada Post November 20th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate that they have to continue talking about something that does nothing but hurt the negotiations. Let us be constructive. We have both sides at the table. They want to come up with a collective agreement. Let us support both sides in order to come up with an agreement that will be better for CUPW, better for the post office and better for the people of Canada.
Canada Post November 20th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, what this government wants is a collective agreement. It is unfortunate that we continually hear talk of legislation, talk that will do nothing but hurt the negotiations. Both parties are at the table. Let us leave them at the table to see if they can come up with a collective agreement that will be better for the people of Canada. Let us not be making statements that will hurt the negotiations.
Canada Post November 20th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, the people of Canada have little sympathy for a strike or a lockout at any time, particularly this time of year.
What we must do is follow the law. Under Part I of the Canada Labour Code they certainly have rights. This government is letting the process work.
What I urge my colleague to do is encourage the parties to get to the table, look in the whites of the eyes of each other, come up with a deal, a deal that is better for the people of Canada.
Canada Post November 20th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, the collective bargaining system has worked well in this country.
As my colleague indicated, over the last year in fact 94.5% of the businesses under federal jurisdiction have been settled without a work stoppage.
What we want to have here, and what the prime minister has indicated, is to let the process work. The strike is only a few hours old.
Labour Relations Board November 19th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, the auditor general will be reporting to the House on the issue in the next couple of weeks. Until then I have no comments on the issue.
Canada Post November 19th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, collective agreements under the federal jurisdiction have worked over 94% of the time. That is what the government wants, a collective agreement that will be better for the people of Canada. That is what the government supports. We want them back at the table to come up with an agreement that will serve us all well.
Canada Post November 19th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, mostly because final offer arbitration does not work. The government wants a collective agreement and it wants both sides to sit down.
As the Prime Minister indicated, there was a lively meeting last night. We want them to settle down and come up with a collective agreement that will be better for CUPW, the post office and for the people of Canada.
Canada Post November 17th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, I wish my hon. colleague would concentrate on what is happening and not on what might happen or what will happen. I understand the parties have met today. This government wants a collective agreement. We want an agreement that will be better for the people of Canada. We urge the parties to get back to the table to come up with a collective agreement that will be better for all.
Canada Post November 17th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, that is what I have indicated. That is what the government wants. I am not going to speculate on what might happen or what is going to happen.
The parties, I understand, are meeting today. What we want is a collective agreement. I urge you to urge your colleagues to sit at the table and come up with an agreement that will be better for the people of Canada.