US EditionQuebec union leaders say workers could face same fate as Air Canada flight attendants
- Quebec union leaders fear that workers could experience treatment similar to that of Air Canada flight attendants due to a new law that allows arbitration in disputes deemed harmful to the public.
- The law, passed in May, empowers Quebec's labour minister to resolve disputes through arbitration, influencing negotiation strategies.
- Magali Picard and Éric Gingras express concerns that employers will delay negotiations, expecting government intervention.
- The federal labour relations board declared the Air Canada flight attendants' strike unlawful, but the union plans to continue despite this ruling.
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Quebec workers could face same fate as Air Canada flight attendants, union leaders say - Montreal
The law gives Quebec's labour minister the power to end a labour dispute by imposing arbitration when the strike or lockout is deemed likely to cause serious harm to the public.
A new Act of Minister Boulet allows arbitration to be imposed on the parties under certain conditions.
The presidents of the FTQ and the CSQ fear that Quebec unions will soon experience the same treatment as Air Canada flight attendants at present, with the legislation just passed by the Minister of Labour, Jean Boulet.
Quebec union leaders say workers could face same fate as Air Canada flight attendants - Talent Canada
By Lia Lévesque The presidents of two major Quebec unions fear that workers in the province could soon face the same treatment as striking Air Canada flight attendants under a provincial law passed in May. The law gives Quebec’s labour minister the power to end a labour dispute by imposing arbitration when the strike or lockout is deemed likely to cause serious or irreparable harm to the public. Magali Picard with the FTQ and Éric Gingras with t…
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