“We need the CCPA to remind us that our dreams of a decent, egalitarian society are reasonable — indeed that with a little work, they are practical. And I love that practicality, that protection of the dream of the possible.”
— Naomi Klein
Saskatchewan Office | Update
September 14, 2012
Of the litany of proposed changes contained in the Saskatchewan government’s Consultation Paper on the Renewal of Labour Legislation in Saskatchewan, the most pernicious is the suggestion that employees be allowed to opt out of paying union dues, yet still recieve the full benefits of union membership. This idea is dangerously reminiscent of U.S. right-to-work (RTW) laws that already pervade the American south and have recently been propsed or adopted in northern states like Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana. Using data from U.S. states that have adopted these laws, Simon Enoch shows why right-to-work laws are not the economic panacea that it's proponents suggest. Rather these laws have the exact opposite effect, driving down wages, increasing workplace injuries and eroding standards-of-living.
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