A proposed amendment to Ontario's Labour Relations Act could lead to more competitive pricing for public infrastructure projects, according to Waterloo Regional Chair Karen Redman. In 2012, the Region of Waterloo became a construction employer under the act when two of its employees asked to join the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. She said regional staff have been pleading their case with the provincial government and the Ontario Labour Relations Board, and are encouraged to hear about the proposed amendment. "Until today the law didn't actually make any distinction between a construction contractor and a municipality," said Vice-President Sean Reid. That includes construction workers who are employed by the companies his association represents, which are affiliated with the Christian Labour Association of Canada — or CLAC — an alternate union in Ontario.

Source: CBC News December 07, 2018 18:11 UTC