Appeal Court upholds
lower court ruling on Bill C-10
The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the Ontario Superior Court decision that Bill C-10, the Expenditure Restraint Act, did not
violate the Charter rights of federal
public service workers.
Bill
C-10, passed by the former Conservative government in 2009, rolled back
negotiated wage increases for federal public sector workers.
“The
decision is certainly disappointing,” said PSAC National President Robyn
Benson. “We believe that Bill C-10 violates federal public service workers’
right to freedom of association and to collectively bargain. Our legal team
will reviewing the Court’s ruling thoroughly before
decisions are made about our next step.”
PSAC
has 60 days to apply for leave to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court of
Canada.
C-10 : la Cour d’appel de l’Ontario donne raison
au tribunal de première instance
La
Cour d’appel de l’Ontario a statué :
la Loi sur le contrôle des dépenses
(C-10) ne porte pas atteinte aux droits constitutionnels des fonctionnaires
fédéraux. Ce jugement confirme donc celui rendu précédemment par la Cour supérieure de l’Ontario.
L’AFPC a 60 jours pour demander une
autorisation d’appel à la Cour suprême du Canada.