CUPE reports, “In a stunning move, the Conservative dominated Senate has blocked Bill C-377, the so called union disclosure bill, from becoming law by passing a series of amendments that force the bill back to the House of Commons. The Senate voted 49-33 to support changes to the bill proposed by Conservative Senator Hugh Segal.”
Congratulations to CUPE, the broader labour movement and everyone who voiced their opposition to Bill C-377. Council of Canadians supporters were encouraged to take action on this issue through ‘ACTION ALERT: Help defeat Bill C-377‘.
After this win, CUPE national president Paul Moist said, “By standing together we have thrown a wrench in the Conservative anti-union legislative agenda. CUPE and the broader labour movement in Canada will continue to fight this bill and all form of legislation that hurt workers.”
The National Post reports this hour, “The amendments will now go back to the House of Commons in the fall where the government can either accept them, ignore them and send the same legislation back to the Senate a second time, or drop the matter altogether. …That sets up a potentially explosive power struggle between Harper and those Tory senators in the upper chamber should the government decide to send C-377 without accepting the amendments.”
For more, please read:
CUPE backgrounder on Bill C-377
CEP president Dave Coles on Bill C-377 and C-525
UPDATE: Conservative government attacks working people
