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Description: A report from the Conference Board of Canada has found that unionized workers in Canada earn more than their non-union counterparts, but the “union wage premium” has grown smaller over recent decades.

Source: The Globe and Mail

Date: 02/07/2013

Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/why-union-survival-isnt-just-about-the-money/article8335831/

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Questions for discussion:

  • What is the “union wage premium”?
  • Are there other benefits to belonging to a union that this report does not mention?
  • What is “union coverage”? What has been the trend in the last 20 years?
  • What do you think this report says about the overall state of unions in Canada today?
  • If union workers make more, why are there proportionally fewer workers in unions?

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