OTTAWA — A strike at one in every of Canada’s busiest ports could possibly be coming to an finish because the Senate prepares to take care of back-to-work laws at this time that may power 1,150 dockworkers again on the job on the Port of Montreal.
OTTAWA — A strike at one in every of Canada’s busiest ports could possibly be coming to an finish because the Senate prepares to take care of back-to-work laws at this time that may power 1,150 dockworkers again on the job on the Port of Montreal.
The Home of Commons permitted the invoice early Thursday morning, with the Conservatives becoming a member of forces with the minority Liberal authorities.
However it should nonetheless be handed by the Senate.
The Canadian Union of Public Staff, which represents the dockworkers, has mentioned the dispute was sparked when the Maritime Employers Affiliation started imposing prolonged workday hours with out consulting employees.
The union says employees would have willingly returned to the job had the employer merely ended the scheduling apply.
It says it would problem the laws, which it described as unconstitutional.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed April 30, 2021.
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