Can the employer use replacements for the duration of the dispute?
For those that refuse to cross the picket line the answer is yes. For those that are locked out the answer is no. Replacement workers can be used for those in support of the picket line. However, once the dispute is settled and the picket lines are taken down you will return to the job you had before the dispute. You cannot lose your job because you support a picket line. The Gazette will suffer in the event of a lock out. As has been the case in all other disputed at newspapers in Canada, we expect advertisers will not want to advertise in a paper employing “scabs” and many subscribers will cancel until the dispute is concluded. The company wants to avoid a dispute as much as we do according to JP.
Related Questions
- Does the employee have the right to sue the employer to resolve a dispute after the employment of that employee has terminated?
- Does the employee have a right to sue the employer to resolve a dispute that arose prior to the adoption of an ADR program?
- Is the employee required to accommodate his or her employers needs as to the timing, frequency or duration of service?
