10.2190/4C16-RM2D-RQN3-89A8 4C16RM2DRQN389A8 0 CANADIAN FEDERAL LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS: THE MULRONEY DIFFERENCE 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=4C16RM2DRQN389A8 4 GEORGE T. SULZNER Collective bargaining in the federal service had undergone severe strains during the eighties before the election of Brain Mulroney as Prime Minister of Canada. The first year of his administration holds considerable promise that federal labor-management relations will be placed once more on an even keel with neglected areas for improvement being addressed. Mr. Mulroney's commitment to the process of collective bargaining, derived from his past occupational experience, has been a factor in the changed climate for government-union dealings. This article was written in the Autumn of 1985 and represents that time period. Events have proceeded which have altered the specific but not the general orientation of the essay. For example, Bill C-45 passed the Canadian Parliament in June of 1986 and the package of federal labor relations legislation will be considered by Parliament during its fall, 1986 session. Both are the subjects of current research.