Jamie West trying to reinstate anti-scab laws in Ontario

New Democrats are working to bring back the anti-scab legislation that existed in Ontario in the Premier Bob Rae days

Sudbury MPP and NDP labour critic Jamie West is preparing to take another run at trying to get anti-scab legislation approved in Ontario.

Anti-scab legislation is usually a ban on hiring replacement workers to undermine the bargaining leverage of a work stoppage during a legal labour dispute. The new Ontario Anti-Scab Labour Act, 2023 -- Bill 90 -- was tabled at Queen's Park in March of this year. The bill passed its first reading on March 30. Bill 90 was jointly introduced by West, along with New Democrat MPPs Lisa Gretzky , Jennifer French , and France Gelinas .

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