Description: Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union members have voted at their annual convention to merge with the Canadian Auto Workers union, forming Canada’s largest private-sector union.

Source: Canadian Labour Reporter

Date: 10/15/2012

Link: http://www.labour-reporter.com/articleview/16458-cep-votes-in-favour-of-super-union-with-caw

Related links:

• CTV story
• CBC story
• Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada
• Canadian Auto Workers union
• Earlier update

Questions for discussion:

• How many workers will the new union represent?
• Why does the CEP president believe this move is a “step forward for progressive people” in Canada?
• What are the next steps in the process of creating the new “super union”?
• What are the advantages of this merger from the members’ point of view?
• What could be the disadvantages?