In June 2012, Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak published a "white
paper"
outlining the changes his party would like to make to the province's labour
laws. Hudak and the Tories say employees in unionized workplaces should be
allowed to receive the benefits of union representation without paying the
dues that make those benefits possible. While this proposal would violate
current Ontario law and an historic legal ruling by Supreme Court Justice
Ivan Rand, such "free rider" laws are used to suppress union activity in 24
U.S. states, where they are commonly referred to as "right to work" laws.
outlining the changes his party would like to make to the province's labour
laws. Hudak and the Tories say employees in unionized workplaces should be
allowed to receive the benefits of union representation without paying the
dues that make those benefits possible. While this proposal would violate
current Ontario law and an historic legal ruling by Supreme Court Justice
Ivan Rand, such "free rider" laws are used to suppress union activity in 24
U.S. states, where they are commonly referred to as "right to work" laws.
In June 2013, veteran journalist Bill Gillespie climbed in a
van with a
camera crew and headed south to get the real story about "right to work."
His documentary film, Made in the USA: Tim Hudak's plan to cut your wages,
is the result.
camera crew and headed south to get the real story about "right to work."
His documentary film, Made in the USA: Tim Hudak's plan to cut your wages,
is the result.
"There is a lot of great research out there about the dangers
of 'right to
work' laws," says Gillespie. "Our goal in making this film was to present
that research in a way that was accessible to a wide audience. By presenting
the facts through the stories of people who have personal experience with
right-to-work laws, I think we've succeeded in doing that."
work' laws," says Gillespie. "Our goal in making this film was to present
that research in a way that was accessible to a wide audience. By presenting
the facts through the stories of people who have personal experience with
right-to-work laws, I think we've succeeded in doing that."
Made in the USA was financed by the Ontario Public Service
Employees Union.
Watch the video: http://www.madeinusamovie.ca/
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