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One of the characteristics of a union is to try to bargain and negotiate wages and hours. Unions also try to reduce or eliminate pay discrimination and low wages. [1] The wage gap of non-union workers and unionized workers since the 1970s has varied between 21% and 32% in Canada.
This is a list of trade unions in Canada, broken down by affiliation. [1] Canadian Labour Congress ... National Union of the Canadian Association of University Teachers;
In the United States, union membership had declined by 14%. [4] In 2008, 12.4% of U.S. wage and salary workers were union members. 36.8% of public sector workers were union members, but only 7.6% of workers in private sector industries were. [5] The most unionized sectors of the economy have had the greatest decline in union membership.
On September 7, 2008, the union began a 57-day strike against Boeing over issues with outsourcing, job security, pay and benefits. [18] The union continues to expand into different companies today. In December 2013 the union's attempt to represent workers at an Amazon.com fulfillment center in Middletown, Delaware, failed. [19]
Canada's varied labour laws are a result of its geography, historical, and cultural variety. This expressed in law through the treaty-/land-based rights of individual indigenous nations, the distinct French-derived law system of Quebec, and the differing labour codes of each of the provinces and territories.
Each April 1, based on Canada CPI for the previous calendar year. [5] Alberta [6] 15.00: October 1, 2018 Students under age 18 (working during a school break, summer holidays, or 28 hours or less per week while school is in session): $13.00; British Columbia [7] 17.40 June 1, 2024 Expected indexation based on formula: $17.85 on June 1, 2025
Founded as part of the New Left, it has been a leader in the struggle for workers' rights and social justice for all Canadians and was the first labour federation in Canada to call for equal pay for work of equal value. [2] In January 1978, CCU had a membership of 26,007 across 13 unions. This totalled 0.8% of all workers in Canada. [3]
The Canadian Union of Operating Engineers and General Workers was a trade union founded in June 1960 by stationary engineers and other steam plant workers in Ontario, and merged with CEP in 2003. The union separated from the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE).