78.12 Averting Strikes in Essential Services
Whereas
Provincial Labour Legislation needs to be reconsidered and reconstructed periodically;
Whereas
As things stand, these matters can hold up a bargaining session for long periods, unfairly causing loss of time to both labour and management, and in the case of essential services, creates suffering and unhappiness to the citizens involved; and,
Whereas
A settlement could be legislated for mediation on break-down of collective bargaining to achieve the same objective as a strike; therefore be it,
RESOLVED
That The National Council of Women of Canada urge the Provincial Councils of Women to continue to investigate systems which would settle Labour – Management conflicts, without injury or suffering to the innocent third party.