In 2015 the percentage of workers in Canada who belong to a trade union increased .1% to 30%. Canada's unionized workforce has actually grown in recent years. Today, the CBC reports that about 4.56 million workers are members of unions up more than 800,000 since 1997. Unions expansion has been outstripped by the non-unionized workforce, which grew by about 2.5 million over the same period.
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@B4GKHPS7 days7D
Labour unions should hold a neutral position politically. They have moved away from the focus on the worker. There main job should be to hold the government to account on workers rights
@9FYP94M2yrs2Y
Help. There should be some sectors that should not be allowed to strike and must negotiated while the individuals still work...eg teachers.
Help, but employees should have the ability to influence and or unite on key issues. However, labor unions should be prohibited from publicly or privately supporting one party.
@95DH7PG3yrs3Y
In the middle. It all depends on many factors.
@93FG53G3yrs3Y
A mix of both. Unions can do great things in making workplaces safer, and also potentially argue for higher wages which benefits the economy and lessens the burden on government, but they can also be used for hurtful purposes as well.
@92NSVSP3yrs3Y
A mix of both, but overall unions are a force for good in the world. Many of the labour rights we take for granted, such as the 8 hour workday, and weekends off (of course, depending on profession) were fought for by unions.
@8VJFCMG4yrs4Y
Depends on the labour union
Unions benefit their members but hurt consumers generally, and especially workers who are denied job opportunities. Unions decrease the number of jobs available in the economy. The vast majority of manufacturing jobs lost over the past three decades have been among union members.
@8QDR7RC4yrs4Y
Yes, but there shouldn't be regulations on what an individual can do. They should be able to decide that.
A mix of both, but worth having than no one to stand up for workers and conditions.
A mix of both. They should be there if the workers want it, but it depends on how they're run that makes me skeptical of them. They can create a really good environment, but also a really antagonistic one, and so that's why I would say that I'm in the middle on this issue rather than just blindly picking a side.
Ultimately hurt, due to decades of unrealistic demands which caused manufacturing and industry to move operations out of Canada.
Both, there will be negative and positive outcomes
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