I do not think other provinces are facing a very different situation. However, we are the only pharmacists in Canada and North America to belong to a professional union. There is no other union like ours anywhere. In other provinces, Medavie Blue Cross and CIC send out a contract to pharmacists or to companies like Shoppers Drug Mart and they decide whether or not to sign on. In Quebec, pharmacists are represented by our union and we manage the agreements on behalf of each pharmacist. In other provinces, if 10 pharmacists sign the contract, then these 10 are bound by it. In Quebec, the union signs the agreement on behalf of the 1,800 pharmacists who are then all bound to honour it.
On February 3rd, 2011. See this statement in context.