LTE: The flight attendants’ back-to-work legislation move is Anti-Union.

I stand with Air Canada flight attendants in their fight for fair wages and decent working conditions.

The Liberals often claim to stand up for women’s and workers’ rights—but time and again, they fail to walk the talk.

As a New Democrat, I believe in all workers’ fundamental right to free and fair collective bargaining.

Let’s be clear: the best and most enduring agreements are those that are negotiated—not imposed—through good-faith dialogue.

It violates the only tool workers have, which is the right to strike. The right to strike is a crucial tool for workers to negotiate for better wages, benefits, and working conditions. Back-to-work legislation always favors employers

Back-to-work legislation, which compels striking workers to return to their jobs, is a violation of the right to strike, a fundamental aspect of collective bargaining.

It does undermine workers’ power and weakens their ability to negotiate fair contracts.

The Liberal government has a troubling history of interfering in the collective bargaining process and undermining workers’ rights. They have repeatedly invoked section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to force workers into binding arbitration. This approach undermines collective bargaining, creates an environment where employers feel less pressure to negotiate in good faith, and erodes trust at the bargaining table.

In reality, the NDP is the National Workers’ Party.

Mario Leclerc

Former SDG NDP candidate