Overview
- NDP labour critic Alexandre Boulerice says a private member’s bill to scrap Section 107 will be tabled this fall.
- Section 107 lets a federal minister order binding arbitration to end work stoppages and was invoked by Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu during the Air Canada dispute.
- Air Canada flight attendants disregarded the order and remained on strike until a deal was reached days later.
- CUPE national president Mark Hancock supports eliminating the provision and cautions that CUPE locals will not abide by future uses of it.
- The federal government is investigating unpaid work in the airline sector, with results expected by early December, as CUPE highlights unpaid ground time for cabin crew.