As Michael Phillips joined striking technicians at an Abbotsford picket line on June 19, he knew the union would now have more power.
Phillips is president of United Steelworkers Local 1944, which represents the 25 Rogers technicians who walked off the job in Abbotsford over wages and contract lengths.
Phillips said the union’s ability to pressure the employer, Rogers Communications, has been limited because federally regulated companies have been allowed to use replacement workers — commonly called “scabs” by unions.
But a ban on replacement workers that took effect June 20 promises to change the game, Phillips said.
“This might be our bargaining round to get justice for these members,”
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