[ok, ok,....I get it]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

That's the general reason for unions existing. Minimum working conditions.

That concept has now evolved in many countries including Canada, but yes, that's why unions were created in the first place.

And sorry for my ignorance on the sarcasm, but the Karl Marx reference is too easy of a card to play!

Originally Posted by ok, ok,....I get it

.but IMO, unions came in to address issues that gov'ts currently address. ie: working conditions, age of workers, etc, the issues that arose from the Industrial Revolution.

I think they have out lived their usefulness.

that may have been addressed here earlier......so if the "minimum working conditions have evolved, then are unions still needed in Canada?