*This article was originally published in the August 2024 issue of The Electrical Worker Online The IBEW and all Canadian unions celebrated when anti-scab legislation prohibiting companies from bringing in replacement workers during work stoppages sailed through Parliament and received royal assent. Bill C-58 prohibits employers from hiring scabs to replace union-represented workers during strikes…
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