Apparently the Canada Industrial Relations Board found this strike illegal because 72 hours strike notice wasn’t given. However that seems strange because it’s not a new strike, it’s the previous strike resuming after a potential agreement was voted down. Regardless, don’t expect this to be the end of things.
Here’s a statement from ILWU on the situation.
The ILWU has followed Canadian labour law which holds that a strike continues from the moment of job action until the ratification of a collective agreement. The CIRB however, did not follow the established cases, and determined that new strike notice was required. The ILWU will appeal the CIRB decision but will respect the ruling and reissue notice.
This situation is horseshit. The union was totally within it’s rights to resume the strike and there’s no way this stands on appeal.
Minister O’Regan is setting up a volleyball bump, set and spike to blame workers for all of this.
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