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[–] potate@lemmy.ca 62 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

It's funny how fast a tentative agreement was reached after the union refused to return to work...

[–] OminousOrange@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's mentioned in the article,

“The only power that workers have is to withdraw their labour,” [Gil McGowan] said. “If you take that away from them, the workers have no real leverage.”

"By giving the minister the unilateral right to break strikes and send workers back to work against their will, the minister and the government are making a mockery of the collective bargaining process.”

It's a dangerous norm if employers can just rely on the government to swoop in and block a strike with little consideration for the workers. Glad the workers took a stand in this instance and hopefully it empowers others in the future.

[–] potate@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yea, exactly - that was my point. The moment the union demonstrated that they were not going to give up their innate right to withold their labour, suddenly Air Canada found a little more negotiating room.

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