‘Highly problematic’ court decision could affect union access to workplaces: PSAC

A labour lawyer says PSAC has a good chance against the government if the precedent-setting case makes it to the Supreme Court.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada is considering taking a case against the government to the Supreme Court to fight for workplace access for bargaining. In October, hundreds of government employees and union representatives rallied outside the Prime Minister's Office calling for the government to fix the Phoenix payroll system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

November 8, 2017

The Public Service Alliance of Canada is considering taking a case to the Supreme Court, after what it calls a “highly problematic” ruling by a lower court that will threaten union access to workplaces and have “far-reaching” consequences for unions across th...

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