Charter protects bargaining, Supreme Court rules
KIRK MAKIN

Globe and Mail Update

June 8, 2007 at 12:28 PM EDT

OTTAWA * The right to collective bargaining in the workplace is
protected under the Charter or Rights and Freedoms, the Supreme Court of
Canada ruled Friday in a landmark judgment that astounded the labour
movement by putting tight clamps on how far governments can go in
restricting their rights.