Labour Historian worried amid Canada Post strike [Video]

Jason Foster, an Athabasca University professor and former director of policy analysis at the Alberta Federation of Labour, joined CTV Edmonton Morning Live to talk about labour disputes as Canada Post employees strike.

This transcript has been edited for length and clarity.

Kent Morrison: Railways, airlines, ports and posts have all had work disrupted in the last year or so because of labour disputes. The impact of those strikes and lockouts hurting the economy and life for people like you watching at home. At the same time, labour action is looming inside Alberta schools, possibly hospitals, so why is this all happening seemingly at once? How did we get here? Why does it feel like there’s a major union threatening a strike or being locked out every couple of weeks right now?

Jason Foster: Because right now we basically are, every couple of weeks seeing a strike or a lockout. It comes down to the fact that it’s been a rough …