Dan Cameron is a lecturer in Industrial Relations at the Hill School of Business, University of Regina.
On Dec.19, 2007 the newly elected Saskatchewan
Party introduced Bill Number 5, An Act Respecting
Essential Public Services, the Public Services
Essential Services Act. This Act is intended to assure
the continuation of public services whose absence
during a strike or lockout would constitute threats to
health, safety, result in the destruction of property,
environmental damage or disrupt court operations.
“Public services”, includes the traditional Public
Service departments e.g.: highways, health etc, crown
corporations, the province’s two universities, the
Sask. Institute of Applied Science and Technology
(SIAST), regional health authorities, municipalities
and police. As well, the Act permits the Government
to extend the designation of public employer to any
other “... person, agency or body or class of person or
bodies, agencies or bodies that is prescribed.” (1) As
is evident, the Act’s application is very broad. Indeed,
Saskatchewan is the only jurisdiction in Canada to
identify universities as an essential service.
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