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Running for the hills, Trudeau Liberals deny blame for causing WestJet mechanics strike
The Trudeau Liberals are running away from this fiasco as far and fast as they can — in the case of Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan, all the way to his home riding in St. John’s, N.L.
The WestJet mechanics strike is over but the chaos it wrought will affect passengers for days and weeks to come.
The Trudeau Liberals are running away from this fiasco as far and fast as they can — in the case of Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan, all the way to his home riding in St. John’s, N.L.
Screwups between O’Regan and the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) caused this strike.
“Lack of clarity from the government and the decisions taken by the CIRB allowed for a strike to occur amidst binding arbitration,” WestJet president Diederik Pen said in a statement.
After O’Regan ordered the CIRB to impose arbitration, the board complied but then said: “the ministerial referral does not have the effect of suspending the right to strike or lockout.”
On came the strike. Why not? The feds had virtually invited a walkout by members of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA).
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