Human Resources committee  Just on the first point, about the relationship during and after a dispute, as committee members may know—or you may not know, unless you've been at the bargaining table or have been involved in the labour relations field—labour relations are a very delicate matter. Of course, th

Human Resources committee  What do you mean by “minimum level of service”?

Human Resources committee  So then, you're going by the existing legislation?

Human Resources committee  Since the Quebec legislation was put in place over almost three decades ago now, and subsequent to that, the British Columbia law over a decade and a half ago, and despite the fact that we've had changes with governments of different political stripes that have come forward, not

Human Resources committee  In regard to the current Canada Labour Code, part I, currently section 87.4 deals with essential service provision. There are two important criteria in order to get a designation as an essential service. One, of course, is public health and safety. It's not an ambiguous definitio

Human Resources committee  Long before the parties get to giving notice of either a strike or a lockout, once you've given notice to bargain, you have to deal with the question of essential services. It is not at the last minute. Long before the parties will get into the context of a dispute or a lockout,

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the opportunity to present before the committee. The CLC brings together national and international unions, provincial and territorial federations of labour, 137 labour councils in every community. Our members, of course, work in virtually all sectors of the Canad

Human Resources committee  These include prolonged and more bitter labour conflicts, more strikes and lockouts, increased picket-line confrontations and violence, less free and meaningful collective bargaining, problems that render resolution of the dispute more difficult. The CLC and other trade unions