Human Resources committee  If we want the implementation of the act to be really meaningful and to help protect workers, the timelines must be the same. The act currently prescribes no solution after the 90 days following the request of essential services. What's the solution in that case? I believe that,

Human Resources committee  I agree with you. That's an accurate comment. You can't have written law confirmed by the Supreme Court without the support of statutes and regulations to implement it. That shouldn't be able to undermine the collective bargaining process. However, the use of scab labour actuall

Human Resources committee  You're correct in your analysis and in trying to bring out the important role the federal government has in leading the way when it comes to legislation and creating a fairer society for all Canadians. When the Supreme Court rules that the right to strike, the right to collective

Human Resources committee  I don't think we can underscore enough the fact that the use of replacement workers undermines the collective bargaining process. Very bluntly, it pits worker against worker. I don't necessarily agree that at the bargaining table we're equal. The fact of the matter is that the em

Human Resources committee  I'd like to add to that, Mr. Seeback, if it's all right. The brother is correct about the 90-day limit in the bill right now. It is actually a bit of an improvement on where we are today. However, I think if there's a need to go beyond the 90 days, the right to strike should be

Human Resources committee  We've been saying that more resources are needed. Our evaluation of the CIRB is that it plays an extremely important role in labour relations at the federal level. There isn't a problem with the CIRB, other than the fact that it has insufficient resources to deal with the demands

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Boulerice. Yes, we have to learn the lessons about how the other provinces, including Quebec, enforce their laws. What has happened in Quebec and what's happening in British Columbia now is that it takes too much time to verify whether employers are complying wit

Human Resources committee  Sure. I think the statement that unions want to go on strike is utterly absurd. I don't have the national stat—I was about to look it up—but I can definitely tell you from the Teamsters' perspective that over 98% of our collective agreements are negotiated peacefully and without

Human Resources committee  Pardon me. No one wants to go on strike and there's a loss for everyone in that situation.

Human Resources committee  Of course, I agree with Brother Strickland on the question of, first of all, coming to an agreement to identify who or what work is in fact deemed essential. Maintaining the exceptions within the realm of public safety, as we indicated them to be, and knowing what compromises hea

Human Resources committee  I think in addition to that, there's an insufficiently resourced CIRB, so ensuring that you have adequate resources to deal with the questions in a timely fashion is very important.

Human Resources committee  Honourable members of this parliamentary committee, thank you for giving me the opportunity to address you today on behalf of Teamsters Canada. As the executive director and on behalf of President François Laporte and 135,000 members across various sectors of the Canadian economy

Transport committee  Yes, for sure. The Department of Transport has talked about looking at specific fatigue regulations. We did get some new duty and rest rules, which we've been working with, and there are still some issues that we have to resolve with them. However, there does need to be a very f

Transport committee  Yes. I think it's very similar to the trucking industry, when we're talking about working conditions where we want to attract women and youth, and not just youth in terms of younger workers, but newer workers as well. On the number of hours, I think there's definitely a consiste

Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Iacono. Good evening, everyone. There is no universal solution to the trucking sector labour shortage. We really need to look at the trucking sector more broadly. The issue is determining how to make the industry more attractive for youth and women. Currently,