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Many Albertans, incl. many energy workers, are forced to be Unifor members. Wages are garnished for political causes, like Unifor’s overt campaigning against one party in the fed elxn. We understand union bosses don’t want workers deciding where dues are spent. #ableg #cdnpoli https://twitter.com/unifortheunion/status/1200453974312271873
Are you a rank and file Unifor member who happens to be Conservative? Did you want to see Justin Trudeau defeated? Your wages were used for potlitical activities like this (well beyond collective bargaining & grievance resolution functions). #ableg #cdnpoli
More on Unifor’s member-financed political campaigning. https://nationalpost.com/news/unifor-union-to-run-anti-conservative-ad-campaign-despite-concerns-of-member-journalists #ableg #cdnpoli
Unifor President Jerry Dias also led a march with Leap Manifesto co-author Naomi Klein. How does a Unifor worker in oil & gas feel about their dues being used for things like this? https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/climate-rally-brings-together-uneasy-coalition-of-naomi-klein-and-union-boss-jerry-dias #ableg #cdnpoli
The UCP campaigned on giving unionized workers the option of not contributing to their union’s political activities. In the platform, of. 22.
Note: This does not affect core union dues functions such as collective bargaining & grievance resolution. #ableg #cdnpoli
Note: This does not affect core union dues functions such as collective bargaining & grievance resolution. #ableg #cdnpoli
