Veronica Merryfield wrote:
>>> The federal government has said they will table back to work
>>> legislation, so I don't see the strike lasting very long.
>>>
>>
>> What is that?
>
> It is where the government passes a law that says they have to go back to=
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> work, although I think the prison system is so over crowded that they=20
> wouldn't be able to deal with the workers if they stayed on strike.=20
> Currently, the workers are locked out.

You cannot be seriously implying that the Canadian government will put the=
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workers in jail. :) The legislation you are referring to, will offer them a=
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choice of "report to work, or find work somewhere else". All of the jobs=20
I've had, worked that way, except it didn't take federal legislation for my=
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boss to fire me if I decided not to show up for a few days.

Vitaliy=20

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