blake 3:17
27th February 2014, 22:40
It does seem to have caused rifts in their caucus and would've given some unity to the labour movement, which has some unfortunate divisions at present.
Where there may well be overt attacks is on unions expressing themselves politically or on 'non-labour' issues.
Tim Hudak backs off PC 'right to work' plan
Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak announced a major policy reversal Friday, saying he would not campaign on making Ontario a so-called right-to-work province.
The issue of making union membership and payment of dues optional caused public rifts with Conservative candidates and internal dissent within Hudak's caucus, as many feared the anti-labour policy could cost the party the next election.
"Only 15 per cent of the private sector is unionized in Ontario [so] this right-to- work issue just doesn't have the scope of power to fix the issues for the 100 per cent of manufacturing jobs threatened in Ontario," Hudak said in a speech to the Toronto Region Board of Trade.
"If we're elected, we're not going to do it. We won't touch the Rand formula."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/tim-hudak-backs-off-pc-right-to-work-plan-1.2546068
Where there may well be overt attacks is on unions expressing themselves politically or on 'non-labour' issues.
Tim Hudak backs off PC 'right to work' plan
Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak announced a major policy reversal Friday, saying he would not campaign on making Ontario a so-called right-to-work province.
The issue of making union membership and payment of dues optional caused public rifts with Conservative candidates and internal dissent within Hudak's caucus, as many feared the anti-labour policy could cost the party the next election.
"Only 15 per cent of the private sector is unionized in Ontario [so] this right-to- work issue just doesn't have the scope of power to fix the issues for the 100 per cent of manufacturing jobs threatened in Ontario," Hudak said in a speech to the Toronto Region Board of Trade.
"If we're elected, we're not going to do it. We won't touch the Rand formula."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/tim-hudak-backs-off-pc-right-to-work-plan-1.2546068