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NDP leader sees ‘hot summer’ ahead if labour code update affects right to strike
Lewis said unions could mobilize if federal changes weaken strike rights, as Parliament weighs a bill to remove ministerial intervention powers.
- On Wednesday, NDP Leader Avi Lewis warned Prime Minister Mark Carney will 'face the political fight of his life' if strike rights face restrictions, promising a 'hot summer' of organized labour action if the Canada Labour Code is revised.
- A public consultation on Canada Labour Code reforms concluded earlier this week as Parliament prepares to debate Manitoba NDP MP Leah Gazan's private member's bill targeting section 107, which grants ministers power to intervene in labour disputes.
- The Canadian Labour Congress documented eight uses of ministerial back-to-work power since June 2024, including last summer's flight attendant strike ended hours after it began. An Air Canada CEO stated he did not prepare for strikes 'because he had 107.'
- Minister Patty Hajdu defended the intervention last year, arguing the Air Canada stoppage was economically too damaging to continue and mandating binding arbitration; Lewis countered that last summer's strike sparked 'immense popular support and a huge surge in union activism' nationwide.
- Union representatives contend employers exploit section 107 to avoid genuine bargaining, with advocates arguing the clause restricts worker rights while allowing corporations to profit without fair compensation—a dynamic Lewis warns will provoke mass mobilization if the Carney government pursues further restrictions.
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NDP leader sees ‘hot summer’ ahead if labour code update affects right to strike
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Avi Lewis is promising a "hot summer" of organized labour action if the right to strike is threatened by any revisions to the Canada Labour Code.
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NDP leader sees 'hot summer' ahead if labour code update affects right to strike
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Avi Lewis is promising a
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