Human Resources committee  If I have the questions correctly, in terms of the auto plant, definitely. We're talking about the federal sector, and I've heard the comments made. I'll reiterate what I said earlier, which was that the federal sector is not like any other sector in Canada in terms of labour j

Human Resources committee  —there's no question you will see—Because essential services are not covered off under section 87.4, the unions rarely sign them without threats, and most collective agreement negotiations in Canada do not have a letter of agreement on maintenance of activities. That's the realit

Human Resources committee  Concerning the Sims task force you are absolutely correct. They were balancing the competing interests, trying to give as much opportunity as possible to both parties to freely collective bargain, but at the same time to deal with public issues and concerns. They balanced that th

Human Resources committee  No, it doesn't at all, and I have some experience with negotiations regarding maintenance-of-activities agreements. I believe a witness last week from the TWU tabled a maintenance of activities agreement signed between that union and Telus. It's an interesting case. That agreem

Human Resources committee  Okay. I think it is somewhat covered in our brief.

Human Resources committee  In terms of Convention 98 and the right to collectively bargain, you're right that Canada has not ratified it. It's important to put it into context again. In Canada, the right to engage in collective bargaining and the right to strike and walk out are subject to public policy

Human Resources committee  No.

Human Resources committee  No, we don't.

Human Resources committee  Yes. I think that's absolutely problematic with this legislation. The federal sector is not like any other labour jurisdiction in Canada. It houses the federal backbone: transportation, communications, banking— The board favours national bargaining units, so the organizations

Human Resources committee  In terms of the first question, the ILO has taken a position, of course, on the permanent replacement of strikers through temp agencies, etc. Under Canadian law and jurisprudence, of course, that's covered off as well. You cannot bring in people who were brought in after the stri

Human Resources committee  I'm not sure I have all that broken down. We have about 40 to 50 dues-paying members. We're a voluntary organization, so we don't have any full-time staff. We engage any employer, whether or not they're a member. If there's something going on at the ILO, we'll go to the right emp

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  We brought it with us.

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  It's in the proposed legislation under the definition of replacement worker. In terms of the legislation, it's people from outside the company hired specifically to replace workers on strike. It covers people in the bargaining unit who choose not to strike.