Labour Unions and Canadian Unions

public policy: At their finest labour unions are class-conscious organizations that check the corporate elite influence over public policy, according to Rabble. But, even the best Canadian unions have largely failed to provide an alternative vision to the existing system and challenge the power of big business over important areas of our lives. Chip in to keep stories like these coming. Alongside collective-bargaining activities, unions have spearheaded efforts to expand the Canadian Pension Plan and Employment Insurance coverage, to raise minimum wages and to improve labour laws. Over the past few decades most unions have devoted resources to combating sexism, racism and homophobia. While these campaigns have directly benefited all workers, unions have also been heavily involved in fights for Medicare and public daycare, programs that serve a wider interest than just people who work for a living. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.