Global News Winnipeg: Ottawa orders end to B.C., Montreal port shutdowns with binding arbitration

MacKinnon argued to reporters that his intervention in the disputes was, in fact, “pro-worker,” as it delivers stability for Canadians whose careers rely on the country’s transportation sector.

Dr. Adam D.K. King, a labour studies professor at the University of Manitoba, tells Global News that is a “ridiculous position.”

“It takes a certain degree of mental gymnastics to characterize interfering with collective bargaining as a pro-worker position,” he says.

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