Respecting Workers’ Rights

In 2022, Premier Higgs’ government passed a law that allows the province to hire replacement workers - scabs - in the event of a labour disruption. This strips public sector workers of their Charter right to free and fair collective bargaining, increases the likelihood of much longer strikes, and puts lives at risk when untrained scabs are brought in to do the work of professionals.

Then in 2023, Higgs made New Brunswick the only province where the government can make retroactive changes to workers’ retirement plans and leave seniors on a fixed income suddenly earning far less from their pensions. This is wildly disrespectful to the province’s seniors.

As workers, we fight hard for the money we earn and count on for our retirement. We deserve a provincial leader who won’t trample our hard-won rights and freedoms and take money from seniors.