Workers in unions are an important part of the local community and economy because that’s where they spend their paycheques. Their incomes support local businesses (who create local jobs) and bolster the local tax base, which supports public works and community services that add to everyone’s quality of life.
$6.7 million more every week!
There were 31,100 union members between 15 and 24 years old working everywhere in Alberta in 2013 – about 10% of the province’s workforce in that age group.
They earned, on average, $5.35/hour more, thanks to their union.
©2015 Congrès du travail du Canada
