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Examines labour relations between the state (provincial and federal governments) and public sector workers since the 1960s, including interventions into collective bargaining through wage control legislation, wage control policies, back-to-work legislation, and emergency no-strike legislation. Concludes that, although Canadian governments have generally accepted the industrial relations system, they have not accepted bargaining outcomes. Also concludes that there is little evidence to support the thesis of Wellington and Winters (1969) that public sector labour unions use their power to threaten democracy by settling agreements contrary to the mandate and best interests of the electorate.