We used to say that we were an unusual, unique industry, but unfortunately the whole employment field is turning towards more temporary, precarious work. There are a number of areas to consider. We have multi-employer health plans that address some of those issues. We really looked at the construction industry and copied a lot of what they do.
One of our members may work for seven different employers in one week. Every day it's a different employer. If you look at the more traditional forms of providing benefits, they would never fit. They would never hit whatever eligibility requirement was necessary.
I think it takes a real rethinking of how we look at employment, how we look at careers, because no one stays with the same employer, and we have to relook at all of the social safety net and how it applies, and who's actually becoming eligible for these programs.
We've been creative. We didn't wait for legislation. We just did it ourselves, because we saw a gaping hole that needed to be filled, but I think EI is just one of many areas where we have to come to grips with the precarious work where our members literally have seven different employers in one week. That is not that unusual.