Federal budget: unions can launch trade complaints
One of the nation’s largest trade unions says the legislative change promised in the federal budget could help efforts to curb the importation of cheap goods that threaten businesses here.
Once this legislative change is made, labor groups like United Steelworkers will be able to launch trade challenges without the presence of an employer. This change has been requested by the Steelworkers for five years to adapt it to other countries, including the United States.
Since 2017, workers may face court to hear allegations of sales losses, but decisions are largely based on the financial consequences for the industry.
When the legislative change takes effect, the impact of the sale at a loss on workers will also be examined, explained Meg Gingrich, assistant national director of United Steelworkers.
Such consequences may, for example, include non -compliance with payments in a pension scheme or any other consequences for employees .
We didn’t have that before. We need to see what the details really are said Gingrich, whose union represents about 225,000 workers in Canada.
” It looks promising for these reforms. “
– A quote from Meg Gingrich, Assistant to the Steelworkers National Director
Last year, the government began considering updating trade dispute policies to give workers more input into the process.
A review conducted at the time for business law firm McMillan LLP suggested that adopting the changes would not only help to hear workers ’perspectives at dispute hearings, but also help to support firms. by reinforcing industry arguments.
The Steelworkers were only involved in one case under existing rules.
Earlier this year, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) launched an investigation after the union and Restwell Mattress Co. Ltd. filed a complaint about subsidized mattresses made in China and imported into Canada over the past three years.
The budget released earlier this month promised legislative changes that, when passed, would allow workers to file trade complaints if a country unfairly sells products or against those evading import duties in the Canadian market.
It’s part of a package of commitments to change parts of Canada’s trade remedies system, which includes $ 4.7 million over five years starting this fiscal year.
It has been years of hard work for our members, who will testify in these courts and speak about the impact of unfair trade on their livelihoods. said Ms. Gingrich.
Canada will have some of the most progressive trade laws in the world. he concludes.
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