“Why do we not have a collective agreement for the military?” Paulson asked rhetorically. Bob Paulson came under fire Monday over his proposal to strip Mounties of the right to bargain essential working conditions as they form the first ever RCMP union . At first, Paulson said the bargaining restrictions did not even need to be listed because other provisions effectively cover those areas. senator said if Mounties “by way of their union, can’t be involved with issues involving firepower, hard armour, who makes the decision? But he insisted RCMP management needs to retain centralized control over its operations, like the military.

Source: thestar June 13, 2016 23:48 UTC