More than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants who went on strike early Saturday will be ordered to return to work by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), according to a Saturday announcement by Canadian Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu.
From what I can find, Section 107 is some limp dick bullshit. It has no teeth. If the laborers refuse to return, there isn’t much that can be done. There are some penalties laid out, but they don’t involve a general strike. Furthermore, Canada is pretty progressive with employee protections. If there is any retaliatory action taken against employees who strike, a labor lawyer is gonna jump at that case and eat the employer’s lunch. Overall, I think the power is still in the hands of the employees (were it fucking should be) and the government along with the employer are going to have to come to the table with more than idle threats if they want a resolution.
Does the minister have any say, or do the striking members view the country reps differently from the company management?
From what I can find, Section 107 is some limp dick bullshit. It has no teeth. If the laborers refuse to return, there isn’t much that can be done. There are some penalties laid out, but they don’t involve a general strike. Furthermore, Canada is pretty progressive with employee protections. If there is any retaliatory action taken against employees who strike, a labor lawyer is gonna jump at that case and eat the employer’s lunch. Overall, I think the power is still in the hands of the employees (were it fucking should be) and the government along with the employer are going to have to come to the table with more than idle threats if they want a resolution.
Thanks for that, friend. I was wondering how the govt thought they could ‘order’ people back to work.