The strike at Voisey's Bay mine in Newfoundland and Labrador has seen violent incidents on the picket line and has prompted a Tory government minister to explore the possibility of passing anti-scab legislation in the province.
John Hickey — who holds the transportation and works as well as the Labrador affairs portfolios — said he is worried about safety and staff morale as a strike involving support staff at the Voisey's Bay mine on Labrador's northern coast winds on.
"We are not obviously going to step into the middle of a dispute between a company and a union," Hickey told CBC News.
"{Labour} Minister {Shawn} Skinner has advised me that inside the department, this whole legislation is under review, [and] I have taken the opportunity to review other legislation across the country … so these are issues that we as a government certainly are looking at dealing with."
While the legislation is still in exploratory stages and has yet to pass, New Democrats in Manitoba and Saskatchewan could certianly learn something.
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