{"id":297120,"date":"2024-05-23T15:01:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csdconstruction.qc.ca\/?p=297120"},"modified":"2024-08-01T10:11:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T14:11:54","slug":"adoption-of-bill-51-a-step-towards-deregulation-at-the-expense-of-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csdconstruction.qc.ca\/en\/2024\/05\/23\/adoption-of-bill-51-a-step-towards-deregulation-at-the-expense-of-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Adoption of Bill 51: a Step Towards Deregulation at the Expense of Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CSD Construction expresses its bitter disappointment with the adoption of Bill 51, which it considers to be a step towards deregulating the construction industry to the benefit of employers and at the expense of workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to CSD Construction\u2019s president Carl Dufour\u2019s interview on the topic (in French):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WORKER RETENTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PRIORITY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to the Minister of Labour and employer organizations, this bill is put forward to address labour shortages and increased productivity in the industry. As it stands, Bill 51 aims to make it easier for new workers to enter the industry, but CSD Construction insists that priority should have been given to retaining current workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe won\u2019t solve the labour shortage problem by welcoming plenty of new workers if we do not fix the reasons that push them to leave the industry.\u201d Over the past 10 years, an average of 24,415 people have entered the industry each year, but 35% of these workers\u2014and 54% of women workers\u2014left within 5 years,\u201d <\/em>explains Carl Dufour, President of CSD Construction.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

As part of its recommendations, CSD Construction was proposing the implementation of appropriate support and continuing education measures, including measures for better life-work-study balance tailored to the construction industry and adequate financial support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

REGIONS WILL PAY THE PRICE for increased mobility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CSD Construction is concerned about changes made to mobility clauses. By reducing the minimum number of hours required to benefit from mobility with an employer from 1,500 to 750 hours (and to 400 hours for women and members of visible minorities), this bill sets a dangerous precedent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe government and employer associations are using an exceptional labour shortage situation to impose permanent measures. These changes could greatly penalize regional workers once the economic situation returns to normal. Our regions will face a work shortage,\u201d <\/em>declares Carl Dufour.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

SOME GAINS NONETHELESS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to CSD Construction\u2019s representations, holders of an occupational certificate who have accumulated 4,000 hours will now be able to apply for an apprentice competency certificate without losing their occupation competency certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis is one of CSD Construction\u2019s long-standing requests. This amendment fixes an issue with the current law and is a step in the right direction for valuing occupations. We still have a long way to go before these occupations are recognized as professions in their own right, and we will continue to push for this,\u201d <\/em>states Carl Dufour.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The bill\u2019s amendment to ensure that women are referenced first, and not simply included in the \u201cmembers of visible minorities\u201d category, is in line with requests made by CSD Construction in its representations before the parliamentary committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt was imperative for us to protect women\u2019s access to the industry.\u201d Although Act R-20\u2019s measures have slightly improved the representation of women, much remains to be done. We are pleased for our voice to have been heard on this crucial issue,\u201d <\/em>adds Carl Dufour.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, CSD Construction is delighted to see that the law now allows for the negotiation of retroactive pay and benefits. However, the union is disappointed that the Minister of Labour refused to include provisions banning strikebreakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s hard to understand why the Minister insists on not banning strikebreakers, as is the case for all other sectors.\u201d The Labour Code already protects this right and will soon also cover employees under federal jurisdiction. The Minister could have fixed one of the things that makes no sense in Act R-20. It\u2019s a missed opportunity,\u201d <\/em>concludes Carl Dufour.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The Puisqu\u2019il faut se lever<\/em> team on 98.5 quoted our press release repeatedly. You can hear Minister Boulet respond to it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CSD Construction expresses its bitter disappointment with the adoption of Bill 51, which it considers to be a step towards deregulating the construction industry to the benefit of employers and at the expense of workers. Listen to CSD Construction\u2019s president Carl Dufour\u2019s interview on the topic (in French): WORKER RETENTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PRIORITY According […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9364,"featured_media":297138,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-297120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-positions","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/csdconstruction.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/csdconstruction.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/csdconstruction.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csdconstruction.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9364"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csdconstruction.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297120"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/csdconstruction.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":298219,"href":"https:\/\/csdconstruction.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297120\/revisions\/298219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csdconstruction.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/csdconstruction.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csdconstruction.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csdconstruction.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}