In my work in the same time, I saw that there had been a personal grievance procedure meant to protect the rights of blue-collar workers that had become prohibitively expensive for those very workers. I have seen the exploitation of our most vulnerable workers by the side-stepping of employment law through the adoption of a contracting model. I was frustrated that those who took a case seeking reinstatement had to settle it because they feared a costs award against them and had to trade their job for whatever compensation they could get, often so they could pay their lawyers. I saw wages get lower and work get less secure. Most importantly, as a result I saw good people who had done nothing wrong and their families break under the pressure.