Status of Women committee  Thank you very much, John. I will repeat, just so there's no misunderstanding, that our organization unequivocally supports the principle of equal pay for work of equal value. Our members have extensive experience with the current regime under section 11 of the Canadian Human Ri

Finance committee  Thank you.

Finance committee  Could I just clarify one point?

Finance committee  This case that is still outstanding after 25 years deals with the past situation. I will tell you that the Public Service Alliance of Canada and Canada Post sat down in 2002 and resolved all issues concerning equal pay for work of equal value in collective bargaining. And—

Finance committee  Let me talk about one that I am most familiar with, and that is the litigation between the Public Service Alliance of Canada and Canada Post Corporation. The Public Service Alliance of Canada filed a complaint in 1983 that the white-collar clerical employees they represented did

Finance committee  FETCO appeared before the Bilson task force looking into this issue in 2002. Certainly it was the position of FETCO at that time, based on the work of Professor Weiler, that for the unionized workplace the two processes should be integrated. That is, equal pay for work of equal v

Finance committee  Yes, sir, that is correct.

Finance committee  I don't know the context, so I'm just surmising that he advocates a separate piece of legislation but agrees with the principle that the issue of equal pay for work of equal value should be addressed at the bargaining table.

Finance committee  Thank you so much.

Finance committee  Thank you. I should state that although I am counsel to one of the members of FETCO, I am here as a representative of FETCO and not on behalf of Canada Post. Thank you. FETCO: what does it stand for? Federally Regulated Employers—Transportation and Communication. We are an orga