Bill C- 257 - Canadian Airports Council Newsletter

The Canadian Airports Council issued a letter February 19, 2007, to all members of Parliament opposing Bill C-257 and seeking support for the Bill to be stuck down at the forthcoming vote on the Bill. The CAC has expressed concern that Bill C-257, if enacted into law will prevent the use of replacement staffing at Canadian Airports in the event of industrial dispute. Canadian Airports may be able mitigate the potential for disruption caused by third party industrial action by ensuring that their contractual arrangements with third parties are structured in such a way to ensure that the airport operator maintains sufficient flexibility to proactively manage contracts where necessary. Careful consideration should be given to the form and terms of contracts with third parties, to ensure that contractual arrangements are structured appropriately and that risk to mission critical operations can be managed on terms which do not lead to operational paralysis. For more information refer to http://www.cacairports.ca/news2/releases2006/CAC_C-257_Dec7_2006V2.pdf and http://www.cacairports.ca/news2/newsletters2007/newsletter-feb07.html