The Liberal government is expected to propose major changes to Canada’s labour code as MPs return to Parliament Hill for the fall sitting this week.
One of the first bills to be presented would change the Canada Labour Code to alter the government’s power to intervene in strikes and lockouts.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon told reporters recently the focus is not on preventing the right to strike.
“What we want to do is make achieving collective agreements easier,” he said. “We want to put federal resources at the disposition of those parties and, you know, really rare cases where we have chronic problems.”
The change is expected to…
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