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Citizenship and Immigration committee Mr. Chair, I can answer a bit of that. You asked why we don't hear of these employment standards violations, etc., so much in Quebec. Quebec has the highest union density of all provinces in Canada. Alberta has the lowest. That tells you something about the employment standards
April 1st, 2008Committee meeting
Al Brown
Citizenship and Immigration committee I'm going to say that the argument of persuasion is fairness. It's simply put this way. The first panellist asked me whether I couldn't just go and organize these people. Yes, I want to. In fact, that's what I do. I am the lead organizer for the province for the Brotherhood of
April 1st, 2008Committee meeting
Al Brown
Citizenship and Immigration committee If a temporary foreign worker is indentured to one employer, it's very unlikely he'll support the unionization of his employer.
April 1st, 2008Committee meeting
Al Brown
Citizenship and Immigration committee Thank you. On behalf of the over 6,000 members of the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 424, I'd like to thank you for taking the time to hear our submission. As you are aware, Alberta's economy has been growing at an astounding rate for a number of years. While there is
April 1st, 2008Committee meeting
Al Brown