Labour Minister Jason Copping said his bill is necessary to level out a playing field tilted too far in favour of unions
“Our government supports workers’ right to strike and picket, but we must balance the rights with the rights of job creators while remaining focused on economic recovery,” Copping said.
“We will not stand for unions such as Unifor campaigning against the interests of Albertans and our core sectors using money of hard-working people who they represent in those very sectors without their explicit approval,” said Copping.Unions would also be directed to provide financial statements to members as soon as possible after the fiscal year-end to ensure transparency on where the money is going.
Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley said that under Bill 32, Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative government has brought in “American-style union-busting strategies to shut down the free speech of working people.
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