Union siblings,
Air Canada workers are on the line fighting for fairness and they deserve our full support. Instead of defending the workers and upholding the basic right to free and fair collective bargaining, the government has chosen the opposite path: silencing workers, siding with corporate interests, and undermining the very principles they claim to stand for.
Let us be clear: this kind of interference is no better than the strong-arm tactics of the Conservatives. It is Trump-style politics, heavy-handed, anti-worker, and beneath any government that pretends to value democracy. The Liberals have lost their way. They no longer represent their own values, and the shame of that failure falls squarely on them. Minister Haju’s decision to force workers back sets a dangerous precedent for future negotiations with this government.
We must stand shoulder to shoulder with the Air Canada workers. Their fight is our fight. When collective bargaining is trampled in one workplace, every union and every worker is weakened. But when we unite, when we denounce injustice loudly and publicly, we show that workers cannot and will not be ignored.
In Solidarity,
Your Union of National Employees