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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
The Supreme Court of Canada decided that working towards a collective agreement is essentially done so under the freedom of association.
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That's a fascinating perspective. Our freedom of assembly is generally considered an extension of the freedom of speech, which is about gathering together to express or discuss opposition to public policy without fear of censorship in cases like US v. Cruikshank and Hague v. C.I.O., but iirc, Thornhill v. Alabama held that the right for a union to picket, informing the public of issues protected by the First Amendment could not be prosecuted as it was protected under the right to peaceably assemble. I wonder if there could be some legal wiggle-room on that.