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:: Friday, September 12, 2003 ::
State of the Unions: Labour gets more than its due By Terence Corcoran Financial Post
Canadians are free to join a union and pay union dues. But thanks to some convoluted Supreme Court rulings, Canadians are not free to not join unions, nor are they free to not pay union dues.
The result of this warped distortion of freedom of association -- which forces people to do something against their will -- is a compulsory money machine that transfers hundreds of millions of dollars from workers to union leaders.
Secret ballots a must to certify union: poll 89% of respondents By Drew Hasselback Financial Post
When it comes to union membership, Canadians definitely want to have their say.
A National Post/Global National poll commissioned by LabourWatch and conducted by Leger Marketing found that 89% of respondents said secret ballots should be mandatory when forming or removing a union at a workplace.------------------------------------------- posted 6:23 AM :: reference link ::
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