Replacement Worker Ban Could Give Unions Disproportionate Power Over Canada’s Economy, MPs Told

An amendment to labour laws to ban replacement workers in the federal private sector during strikes could give unions outsized control over Canada’s economy, including potentially shutting down key infrastructure, employers told MPs. Derrick Hynes, the CEO of Federally Regulated Employers Transportation and Communications Association, testified before the House of Commons human resources committee regarding proposed changes to the Canada Labour Code as part of Bill C-58, which looks to ban the use of replacement workers. “A replacement worker ban gives very small bargaining units in large organizations an ability to shut down the entire organization,” Mr. Hynes said, as first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter. “This can happen at an airline, an airport, a railway, a marine port or in telecom.”...