According to the a recent survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, the vast majority of small business owners do not want workers to be forced to pay union dues at their places of work.
In the survey, the CFIB found that 84 percent of small busniesses didn't want their workers to be forced to join a union and pay dues as a result. The president of the CFIB said that Canada was one of the few countries in the world that prevented workers from deciding whether or not they wanted to join a union.
"It's high time that we took a closer look at our laws that seem to cater to the wishes of union leaders, but rarely, if ever, to the rights of employees - ironic given they are the most affected party," said Swift. "In fact, a poll taken in 2008 found that most Canadians support the European model, where employees who choose not to belong to a union either pay less dues or none at all."
The CFIB has had a busy week after coming out against a proposed barrier for a bike lane in Vancouver. The group said small businesses had not been properly consulted and that it could hurt the local economy.
