Bill C-284 — Updating Canada's Labour Law on Replacement Workers

This proposed law would change rules for strikes and lockouts at workplaces that follow federal labour laws. These include places like banks, airlines, and phone companies. Right now, there are some limits on who employers can use to replace striking workers. This proposed law would add new limits. It would stop employers from bringing in employees from other company locations to do the work of striking staff. It would also stop them from moving workers to the striking workplace once contract talks have begun. This change matters because it would make it much harder for companies to keep running during a strike or lockout. This would give employees and their unions more power when they are negotiating new contracts. The idea is to encourage companies to reach agreements faster and to offer fairer deals to their workers.

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