TUAC Canada

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Learn more about: Unions in Canada Union Dues Why Unions are Good for the Canadian Economy What about Strikes and Lockouts? Unions in Canada: Nearly 30% of Canadian workers belong to unions, including, nurses, teachers, journalists and professional athletes, as well as the more traditionally unionized occupations like retail store clerks, manufacturing workers, miners, electricians and other construction trades workers. For a list of the many occupations in Canada where unions are present, click here . All in all, about four million Canadian workers belong to a union. Why not you and your co-workers? Unions in Canada are regulated by federal and provincial legislation. They are required by law to be democratic and financially accountable to their members. All unions have constitutions that must be registered with government labour boards. There are well over a hundred different unions in Canada however UFCW Canada is the largest private sector union all across Canada. From the harvest to the dinner table, from the oceans and forests to the urban core, UFCW Canada members work in such a wide range of sectors and workplaces they are always nearby. Wherever people work in retail, manufacturing or service, UFCW Canada members can be found. Top Why Unions are Good for the Canadian Economy Many historians credit unions with the rise of Canada's middle class and the general prosperity of the country. By helping more workers make decent wages with more job security, unions were largely responsible for stabilizing the economy and stimulating its growth. Because of unions, more working people could afford houses, better food, clothing, cars and other consumer goods. Increasing demand for these things created more jobs and even more economic growth. Better-paid and more secure workers could also pay more in taxes to support the growth of public services like schools, roads, clean water, police services, electricity and health care. Even those who have never belonged to a union have benefited from their existence all their lives. Even though some people like to say that unions are bad for the economy, the Canadian reality proves them wrong. Canada is among the top five most prosperous countries in the world and has a relatively high rate of unionization. Union workers make more money, spend more money and create more jobs with that spending. The health care benefits enjoyed by union members (dental, prescription drugs, optical, physiotherapy, etc) means healthier families and less of a burden on the health care system. And their higher pensions mean they are much less of a burden on their children and communities when they retire. Unions are good, not bad, for Canada's economy. Top Union Dues Unions in North America started nearly two hundred years ago as "mutual aid societies." They are still like that today. Everyone who belongs contributes a small portion of their income in return for the protection of the group as a whole. That's what union dues are. Every union member contributes to a common fund of money that is used to protect the interests of all. It's a lot like insurance.

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