Unions - Private Sector and Public Sector

Unions and Labour Bargaining

You need to look at labour bargaining in two pieces:

• Private Sector – Unions tend to not consider the financial position of a company. I have seen the same unions supporting politicians. Harper had laws to provide better disclosure on how union dues was spent. Liberals yank the disclosure law on dues - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/gm-workers-at-cami-plant-approve-new-contract/article36599378/
•  Public Sector – Government does not work in competitive marketplace which means the government sets their own wage rules. The problem is that government workers are paid significantly hire than private sector workers. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/fraser-institute-salary-1.3887133
• Companies have to invest in both people, products and equipment as part of building on their market share https://www.industryweek.com/talent/unions-squeeze-companies-divulge-plans-tax-bill-windfall?NL=IW-07&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_2&utm_rid=CPG03000001519274&utm_campaign=25852&utm_medium=email&elq2=a9bcfd69b96b43109f4859dc15cb4ea8
• Arbitrator can be assign when there is an impasse. The arbitrator can make binding deal which means all parties must accept. The arbitrator never looks at either government ability to pay or private sector ability to pay.

Summary

Unions had their place in time, but over time that has diminished due to fact they have become more political activist. The problem is unions seldom speak out about bad policies like carbon tax, hikes to CPP, high hydro rates, regulations, etc.