Canada’s Industrial Relations Board which ruled in 2020 that the Montréal dockers’ right to strike could not be restricted as their work did not amount to an essential service;
International Labour Standards which Canada is required to uphold as by virtue of its membership of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and having ratified ILO conventions 87 and 98; and
rulings by ILO’s Committee on Freedom of Association.
“Montreal’s dockers did the right thing. They bargained in good faith. Now it’s time for the Liberal government of Canada to do the right thing and scrap this toxic legislation,” said Crumlin.