"Card check" eliminates the need for a secret ballot vote if 50 per cent plus one of workers sign union cards.
labour laws
January 18, 2021
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June 5, 2017
4:10PM
For every 10 per cent increase in the minimum wage, youth employment drops by three to six per cent.
May 31, 2017
9:10AM
Without a secret ballot, union organizers may pressure workers into supporting union certification.
April 26, 2017
9:11AM
Jurisdictions with less-restrictive labour regulations have better job-creation records.
February 25, 2014
2:00AM
Tim Hudak, Ontarios Progressive Conservatives leader, boldly started a conversation about fundamental reform of labour regulations governing unionization in 2012. He recently, and nearly as boldly, walked back from such commitments, largely out of political necessity. However, such necessity does not negate the importance of such laws for Ontarios competitiveness.
January 28, 2014
2:00AM
While Premier Christy Clark aims to create an environment where growth and investment can flourish, little has been achieved since last years electoral victory. If Premier Clark is to help British Columbians obtain the desired prosperity and jobs, her top economic priority should be to make BC the most investment-friendly jurisdiction in Canada.
Heres whats needed.
January 24, 2014
2:00AM
The minimum wage debate raging in the United States has spilled into Canada sparking renewed interest in government-mandated wage floors. Labour activists are out in full force pushing governments to legislate higher pay for low-wage workers and one version calls on municipalities to decree a living wage law. While these laws may sound like a good idea in theory, they do little to help the most vulnerable workers in practice.
September 5, 2013
2:00AM
With Labour Day fresh in our memory and Ontarios unemployment rate having recently increased to 7.6 per cent, the province would do well to follow Indiana and Michigans lead and adopt worker choice laws. Doing so would make Ontario a significantly more competitive jurisdiction for business investment and provide a much needed shot in the arm for the provinces struggling manufacturing sector.
In 2012, both Indiana and Michigan enacted worker choice laws and there is a reasonable likelihood that Ohio may soon do the same.
September 4, 2013
2:00AM
As labour and capital have become more and more mobile, jurisdictional competitiveness is becoming more important in securing and maintaining economic prosperity. A minimum requirement is to have taxes, regulations, and other important policies competitive with competing jurisdictions. To gain an advantage, jurisdictions need policies that differentiate themselves from competing jurisdictions.
As BCs recently minted Clark government works through its economic priorities, it would be well advised to consider worker choice laws.