LABRST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Canadian Union Of Public Employees, Canadian Labour Congress
8 Dec 2011
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Public sector unionization rates in canada are 50 to 60 %, in the private sector they are under 20%. Private sector is the marketplace- where you have private individuals and private organizations doing their work. A private business whose shares are open to the public. Public sector is the government, and people that work in the sector that is broadly driven by government decision and policy. Government as the employer does not respond or feel a sense of accountability the same way as a private enterprise. Governments worry about the bottom line, but they are concerned constantly about the image. The public image of what they are doing. There is concern about the cost of what public sector unions do to taxpayers. Another distinct challenge in the public sector is the diversity. In one level you get the bureaucrats who execute decisions the government makes. The public sector was the weak point of unionization.
