The latest public sector strike that halted Canada’s economy was the Canadian Postal Workers strike in the lead-up to Christmas but this issue has been a persistent issue for many years. Powerful unions in critical industries have been forcing workers to down tools when they’re needed the most.
Most Canadians agree that unions should be able to strike and bargain for better wages and rights, but should that include critical industry workers as well who routinely use strikes to shut down the economy?
Gwyn Morgan, one of Canada’s most senior executives in the natural resources industry, breaks down the problem and provides some solutions to this issue that might work for everyone involved.
