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State of the Unions: Poll finds deep divide on unions By Terence Corcoran National Post
Those who are in want to stay in; those who are out want to stay out

Another Labour Day gone, off into the oblivion of annual non-events along with the usual load of rhetoric from Big Labour about the oppression of the Canadian worker and the crucial role of the union movement. Ken Georgetti, head of the Canadian Labour Congress, said in his Labour Day message to the nation that unions plan to refocus their efforts and spend the next couple of months assisting workers in getting the economic respect they deserve. The CLC slogan: "Is your work working for you?

State of the Unions: Leaders out of step with members By Fazil Milhar Financial Post
The proportion of the total workforce that belongs to a union in Canada has declined from more than 40% three decades ago to just 26% today.

If the public sector, where 71% of the workforce is unionized, is taken out of this picture, only 18% of all workers in the private sector belong to a union. That is down from 28% to 30% three decades ago.

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