Worker unions can be a great way for employees to protect their rights. However, unionizing is not as common as it was back in the ’80s or ’90s. In Canada, 38% of workers were members of a union in 1988, and only 29% are in unions as of 2022.
A story by a Canadian telecom company worker recently gained a lot of traction online. In it, the guy recounted how, back in the early 2000s, he and his colleagues were promised raises so they wouldn’t unionize. But their manager kept delaying administering them. That is, until one employee went over the boss’s head and complained straight to the CEO.
