N.B. unions protest strikebreaking legislation across the province
At a protest outside MLA Jill Green’s office in Fredericton, CUPE 1190 provincial president Jonathan Guimond told Global News that the legislation was “not fair.”
“It takes away most of the rights for the striking folks I mean, to bring somebody else in to do work, where we already agreed on who was gonna do this work in the event of a strike, to have the authority to bring in whoever whenever … that’s not fair,” he said.At a demonstration outside Holder’s office in Saint John, CUPE Maritimes regional director Sandy Harding said the bill will have a negative impact on recruitment and retention in the private sector.
“We will look at a constitional challenge, we’re inquiring about that because we believe some of the changes are unconstitutional, and then we’re going to continue to fight back because this is wrong and this is only going to hurt our systems,” she said. When asked for a response to the protests, Holder said he respects “any group or individual’s right to protest and peacefully assemble.”Public Service Labour Relations Act
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