Description: A Canadian Labour Congress report says unionized workers earn an average of almost $5 an hour more than their non-union counterparts, pumping more than $78 million a week into local economies.
Source: Ottawa Citizen
Date: 08/21/2013
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Questions for discussion:
- Follow the link to the CLC report. Is your community mentioned in it? If so, what does the report say about it?
- What does Ian Lee, of the Sprott School of Business, say about this study?
- What does George King say? (See the CBC story.)
- What do you think of their arguments?
- Beyond wages, what reasons can you think of for and against belonging to a union?
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