Health and Safety

It's Time to Enact Health and Safety Legislation for Parliament Hill Workers

Parliamentary Employment Staff Relations Act Part III

They did it! Why can't we?

How much longer can these inconsistencies continue?

The Government’s inaction to provide basic legal health and safety protection to Parliament workers in no longer acceptable. This unjust situation must be remedied immediately. Parliament workers must be provided with the same basic level of protection as other workers across the country. The employees that work in the provincial and territorial legislatures across Canada are all covered by their respective provincial/territorial health and safety legislation. Our neighbours to the south have already settled this question for their employees. In January 1995, the U.S. Congress unanimously adopted legislation which would subject the Congress to all labour laws, including health and safety.