The pace of Canada & # 39; letters back to work through the hearing of Commons night

Legislation ordering postal workers back & # 39; back to work passed in the House of Commons during a special session that lasted into the wee hours of Saturday morning.

Notice C-89 passed third reading with & # 39; & # 39 vote, 166-43.

The Senate is now set to stand Saturday, if necessary, Sunday, to deal with the bill, which shall enter into force in & # 39; noon Eastern time in the & # 39; day royal assent.

The legislative push was as Ottawa, as well as smaller towns in & # 39; Ontario and British Columbia, and Sherbrooke, Que., Were the latest targets & # 39; strikes to turn the Canadian Labor Union Postal.

Despite the rush to pass the legislation, the Minister of Labor Patty Hajdu urged Canada Post and CUPW to stay at the negotiating table.

"They still can pick agreement & # 39; outside," she said.

That being said, Hajdu added: "Obviously, we prefer that the parties can negotiate an agreement together, but it's time that we should be ready to take action if they can not."

Hajdu referred to delivery by mail as an "essential service" and said that small businesses that rely on the postal service to deliver their goods during the busy Christmas season may fail if the situation is not remedied quickly.

"And when a small say, really small like. I refer to people who, you know, sell marmalade or products made by hand, this is the time most profitable year and if they can not make a profit their f & # 39; this time of year, they may very well be facing the end of their business. "

NDP, the labor leaders slam bill

The labor leaders and members of the New Democratic hitting the government to weaken the collective bargaining process. The government removed all incentives for Canada Post to reach a negotiated agreement now know that the agency ordered the workers to return to work early the next week, they are accused.

"The right to strike is an integral part of the collective bargaining process," said President of the Canadian Labor Congress Hassan Yussuff. "Without this, the employer m & # 39; an incentive to negotiate with & # 39; goodwill, and not workers & # 39; have recourse to demand a fair trial."

The Canada Post seems to have convinced the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that Christmas is not no account of the work back, added the president of CUPW, Mike Palecek.

"The post has been moving, and people know it", he said. "People received their mail and online orders. This was the point of tactics & # 39; rotating strike, in order not to fight with the public."

The NDP leader Jagmeet Singh accused the Liberals of & # 39; the hypocrisy, professing to believe in collective bargaining while bringing what he called the legislation & # 39; "Worst, most draconju" back to work.

"They showed their true face … that this government is not a friend & # 39; working people," said Singh.

Members New Democrats voted against a motion to speed up the debate on back-to-work legislation, b & # 39; many do show elaborate & # 39; walk out of Commons after the vote, raising their fists f & # 39; lives to postal workers watching public gallery. The votes & # 39; those who left were not counted.

Six New Democrats remained in the room – a small number of representative held the party has a chance to speak during the subsequent rapid debate on the bill.

constitutional concerns

CUPW keep the draft & # 39; law is unconstitutional and is threatening to challenge in court.

The union won a court challenge against the legislation & # 39; after the work imposed on postal workers in 2011 by the Conservative government & # 39; before. The court ruled in 2016 that the removal of the right of workers to strike, the bill violated their right to freedom of & # 39; association and expression.

Hajdu argued that her account is "b & # 39; differ dramatically" from "strong approach" taken by the government & # 39; Harper and take into account the concerns of both the union and the Post of Canada .

But two independent senators, lank and Diane Frances Griffin, Hajdu wrote to express their concerns that the bill may not be constitutional. The pair said Hajdu government promised to issue analysis detailing how the bill does not violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms but has not yet occurred Friday evening.

Watch: Canada Post strike at & # 39; Moncton

The members of CUPW have walkouts to turn for a month, causing b & # 39; massive back & # 39; non-sorted mail and parcels in & # 39; postal locations, although Canada Post and the dispute of the union how big are the pileup.

Canada Post says it could take weeks – even stretched to 2019 – to remove work with & # 39; returned built, especially in & # 39; major hubs & # 39; option in & # 39; Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

The 50,000 member & # 39; CUPW, f & # 39; two groups, are demanding better pay for rural and suburban carriers, more job security and guaranteed minimum hours.