Canadian unions celebrate defeat of C-377

As Canada’s unions celebrate their first victory — the elimination of the Harper government’s union-reporting laws — their counterparts in the U.S. and U.K. are engaged in similar battles for workers’ rights.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that his government will do away with the reporting rules required by Bill C-377. This legislation would have forced unions to declare any transactions made over $5,000, all salaries totaling more than $100,000 and details of all political activities starting in 2016.
While the failure of C-377 to make it to the New Year was worth toasting, the fight for workers’ rights — both at home and in the U.S. and the UK — is long from over.
Charles Smith, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Saskatchewan, said unions in all three countries are facing similar challenges in the battle to sustain workers’ rights.
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