ANALYSIS: Why Are We Seeing More and More Strikes?

There are a number of factors behind the surge in job action, including rising living costs due to inflation and an increased aversion to government intervention in labour disputes.
There’s also a change at the political level, as the government is increasingly less willing to be seen as being against workers.
Mortimer notes that past private member bills that sought to achieve what Bill C-58 intended were blocked by previous governments, including the Liberal government of Jean Chrétien. By contrast, Bill C-58 passed with even the Conservatives in support, he says.