Singh blasts Trudeau for back-to-work attack on unions « Canada’s NDP

November 12, 2024 at 3:15 am  Federal, Politics

OTTAWA—NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh released the following statement in response to Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government overriding union rights to force binding arbitration on workers at British Columbia and Montreal ports:

“Justin Trudeau is again making it clear to the ports CEOs and all big corporations—being a bad boss pays off. The Liberal government will always cave to corporate greed, and always step in to make sure the unions have no power.

Canadians will pay for Trudeau’s anti-worker attack. Back-to-work orders suppress wages for all Canadians, so billionaires get richer and the rest of Canadians fall further behind. And especially in the case of the ports negotiations, Trudeau’s order is putting good Canadian jobs at risk.

More than ever, Canada needs more good, unionized, mortgage-paying jobs, not fewer.

Unlike the Conservatives and Pierre Poilievre, who hides when workers are in a fight, the NDP will always stand shoulder-to-shoulder with working people and unions. Poilievre undermined workers and unions when he voted for back-to-work legislation eight times.

We believe the only place to get a fair deal is at the bargaining table.”

View the full article from the original source

No conversations yet

Activity Stream

Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 9:37 am - David Suzuki posted on their blog: Unstoppable renewable energy revolution powers on
Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 11:33 am - Transition Kamloops posted on their blog: Looking in the rear-view mirror… and at what’s coming next
Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 11:32 am - Transition Kamloops posted on their blog: Some wins in the new KAMPLAN
Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 11:14 am - Transition Kamloops posted on their blog: Healing post-mine landscapes with native plants: Rabeya’s research journey
Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 11:04 am - Transition Kamloops posted on their blog: Quick year-end actions: pick one or do them all!
Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 10:59 am - Transition Kamloops posted on their blog: An Open Letter to the Premier of BC and the Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform
Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 8:00 am - David Suzuki posted on their blog: U.S. actions near Venezuela portend an oily catastrophe
Thu, Dec 4, 2025 at 8:00 am - David Suzuki posted on their blog: Fossil fuel interests and petrostates dash hopes at COP30
Mon, Dec 1, 2025 at 1:15 pm - Kamloops Film Society posted on their blog: KISS Submissions are OPEN! – The Kamloops Film Society
Thu, Nov 27, 2025 at 8:00 am - David Suzuki posted on their blog: It’s time to loosen billionaires’ stranglehold on humanity
Full Stream