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Pages tagged "Bill c-377"


Harper Government Continues Attack on Labour Rights

Posted on News & Blogs by Rick Smith · April 14, 2015 8:00 AM

bargainingrights-wader-byncsa2.0_0.jpgIn a series of recent landmark decisions, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that basic trade union rights, including the right to collective bargaining and the right to strike, are protected by the freedom of association provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The Court has struck down federal and provincial laws that deny some workers the right to join a union, which unilaterally change collective agreements without consultation and due process and which limit the right to strike in the event of an impasse in bargaining.

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Labour Day: we can have the kind of Canada we want

Posted on News & Blogs by Jonathan Sas · August 31, 2013 7:17 AM

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The last long weekend of summer is upon us. 

On Monday, Canadians from coast to coast will enjoy Labour Day, a last dash of sun (we hope) before the days quickly shorten and the leaves begin to transform. 

Labour Day, of course, is much more than a statutory holiday; welcome time off at the turn of the season. It’s a day set aside to acknowledge the triumphs of worker’s rights and commemorate what has been achieved through the collective efforts of many generations of Canadians. 

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Statement on the passing of amendments by the Senate to Bill C-377

Posted on News & Blogs by NationBuilder Support · June 26, 2013 10:01 AM

On behalf of the Broadbent Institute, we would like to acknowledge and congratulate the Senate for voting in favour of Senator Hugh Segal's amendments to Bill C-377 and for standing up for the rights of millions of Canadian workers.  

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In his own words: Hugh Segal on Bill C-377

Posted on News & Blogs by Rick Smith · June 21, 2013 7:24 AM

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Bill 377 is anti-democratic and will destabilize the Canadian economy. Conservative Senator Hugh Segal put it best this week when he said:

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Stephen Harper's Monty Python moment

Posted on News & Blogs by Kathleen Monk · December 12, 2012 9:56 AM

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What have the unions ever done for us?

In the past few months, I have heard a number of right-wing figures publicly question the value of unions in our society, and I can’t help but think of a scene from Monty Python’s The Life of Brian.

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Unions, equality, and democracy

Posted on News & Blogs by Ed Broadbent · July 12, 2012 7:16 AM

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Right-wing commentators like to claim that unions undermine good economic performance. But respected organizations such as the OECD, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have shown this isn’t so. They have recognized that unions promote more equitable societies, and that countries with strong unions have less extremes of rich and poor, stronger public services and social safety nets, without adversely affecting good economic performance.

So why are Conservatives in Ottawa and the provinces disturbingly adopting the anti-union rhetoric of the American right?

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