Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

Mostly hurt, especially government/public unions. Allow a company to operate with unions AND non-union workers. There have been and are benefits to unions but they also prevent meritocracy from determining financial reward, promotion and productivity.

It depends on the union, some are better at advocating for workers' rights and best interests; others are more focused on justifying and funding their own existence and do not offer value for the union fees they charge members

A mix of both, rather than just one or the other. Depends on the relationship with management, leadership, and other factors.

In the middle. It all depends on many factors.

its really in between for me

Help but should be reviewed by a rotating party of informed workers

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.

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.

I would say unions have a mix of both. It can make it incredibly hard for business to do some things, and lead to tensions between management/workers. But, while there are these flaws, unions can negotiate for great things, such as better pay, hours, benefits, and other things which help ease the burden on our governments/and help people become less dependent on the government.

Have a time and place but outsized political or economic power should be limited.

Depends on the labour union

Help and Hurt, regulation and accountability are important

Don’t know enough about unions to understand the question.

They had a place once, now overbearing and out of control

A balance is key, unions should have to play by the same rules are private organizations.

We dont really need them anymore

Hurt but are needed for workers rights

Help economy is much more stable if workers can produce higher results due to better conditions

Hurt. Once a powerful movement for postive change for the grreater good - now morphed into an opportunistic culture that only serves those within in

Mixed feeings

A mix of both, but worth having than no one to stand up for workers and conditions.

theyre helpful to our survival slayyy

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.

they don't do much of anything in BC

Ultimately hurt, due to decades of unrealistic demands which caused manufacturing and industry to move operations out of Canada.

Hurt, but I support their existence and they should be able to organize freely

Sometimes hurt, and sometimes help

There is a place for them in our society, however the majority of senior union leadership are lacking intelligence

Centrally controlled monopolistic unions have hurt. Old fashioned guilds with apprenticeships and a contracted minimum, but not maximum wage should be fine. Civil Service unions do hurt things.

Help, but I am strongly against police unions.

Help, but anti-union movements have pushed PR against them, making them look bad when they should be the hallmark of what good employers should offer employees