"...Canada’s largest private-sector union is trying to capitalize on a shortage of workers and high inflation to win bigger wage increases and grow its membership.
Unifor, which represents 315,000 workers in more than 20 sectors, has about 400 collective agreements to be concluded this year. It wants to attract new members in growing industries like warehousing and electric vehicles, according to the union’s new president.
Unifor secured a 25 per cent wage increase over four years for some classifications of casino workers, after an eight-day strike. Cleaning service providers won a 19 per cent pay hike over the same period.
Payne and other labor leaders, who see the inflation crisis as an opportunity to grow their membership and expand union coverage. Canada’s unionization rate is currently about 27 per cent , compared to 10 per cent in the US and 24 per cent in the UK...."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-19/top-canadian-union-boss-pushes-for-inflation-beating-pay-hikes
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