The Smart Marty Sky Dispatch
Rail and airline bosses demand Carney government arrogate power to pre-emptively ban strikes under its Bill C-39
With the Liberal government set to codify federal strikebreaking powers, the airline and railway bosses are demanding it go even further in eviscerating the legal right to strike, by arrogating the power to outlaw worker job action pre-emptively.
Rail and airline executives are pushing the Liberal government to expand powers that would curb labor action, with a focus on pre-emptive measures to curb strikes before they occur.
The activists want the government to codify federal strikebreaking authorities in a way that would enable bans on worker job action prior to any such action taking place.
The reporting describes this as part of a broader effort to weaken the legal right to strike, emphasizing pre-emptive action as a tool for maintaining operating schedules and services.
No specific dates, incidents, locations, or individuals are provided in the material; the summary centers on the demand for enhanced government authority to ban strikes in advance.
The material notes that the Liberal government is set to codify federal strikebreaking powers, with industry leaders seeking even broader authority to suppress worker action pre-emptively.