Glenn Thibeault, MP for Sudbury and representative for hundreds of striking Vale Inco employees, speaks on behalf of a bill to extend Employment Insurance eligibility for people on strike. The impact of labour disputes extends beyond the individual worker, affecting whole communities.
thats bs if the get unemployment. also being on strike is not losing your job, the voted to go on strike.
mitch155 1 year ago
Hope this bill passes! Workers shouldn't be punished twice.
Go on strike = because management is reneging on collective agreement
Shouldn't also be denied EI if they are on strike for long periods of time.
Some of brothers and sisters at CEP local across Ontario ahve been on strike for 39 months, 29 months, 15 months, 5 months...
daytripper705 2 years ago