Thursday, June 19, 2008

Union argues new laws prevent anyone from striking

Angela Hall, Leader-PostPublished: Friday, June 13, 2008

A national union is lodging a formal complaint about Saskatchewan's new labour legislation with a specialized agency of the United Nations, alleging two new provincial laws violate workers' rights.
The announcement Thursday by the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is the latest volley in the controversy over the laws passed in May, which have been criticized by organized labour and generally welcomed by business associations.

NUPGE national secretary-treasurer Larry Brown told a Regina news conference that the essential services law and changes to the province's Trade Union Act amount to a "rookie mistake" by a recently elected Saskatchewan Party government, and should be reconsidered.

"Both of these bills step over the line of what's acceptable in Canada," Brown said, explaining the union's request that the Geneva-based International Labour Organization (ILO) find the provincial government in violation of accepted conventions.

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