Economics
Top Canadian Union Boss Pushes for Inflation-Beating Pay Hikes
- Unifor has 400 contracts to renegotiate to by end of 2022
- Payne hopes price crunch helps swell ranks of organized labor
Unifor has already seen 14 work stoppages so far this year.
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Canada’s largest private-sector union is trying to capitalize on a shortage of workers and high inflation to win bigger wage increases and grow its membership.
Unifor, which represents 315,000 workers in more than 20 sectors, has about 400 collective agreements to be concluded this year. It wants to attract new members in growing industries like warehousing and electric vehicles, according to the union’s new president.