The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that the number of labour disruptions has risen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as workers facing a cost-of-living crisis attempt to make up for decades of stagnating wages and eroding job quality. Three guest columnists led by Thomas Collombat say that alongside these struggles, anti-union discourse has increased, as have anti-union policies at the federal and provincial levels. Labour scholars are concerned that governments and employers are seeking to weaken unions precisely when workers need them most. The prime target is the right to strike. A push to revise the Canada Labour Code, backed by a recent Senate report, suggests the Carney government may pursue further restrictions on the right to strike under the pretext of economic development and national emergency -- protecting "essential services." If "essential services" come to include anything that "harms" the economy, then no one will have the right to strike. The decision of Air Canada flight attendants to defy its use and refuse to return to work in 2025 exposed both the lack of preparedness of the company and the government, and the corrosive effects of repeated intervention in labour disputes.