A few minutes ago, I sent the following questions to all 9 of the declared candidates for the leadership of the Alberta PC party...I eagerly await their responses!
Recent news events have brought a question to mind. I want to know where all of the candidates for the leadership of the Alberta PC Party stand on an issue of importance:
Should workers have the right to work for an employer without joining a union?
I understand the current situation fairly well. Some employers now are "open shops", others are "closed". In the closed, employees can opt out of union membership, however they are still required to pay dues to that union, on the concept that they are deriving benefit from the union's activities.
In terms of closed shops, should how should dues be assessed:
a) As they are today (ie. the same for members and non-members)
b) Non-members should not have to pay dues
c) Non-member dues should be restricted to costs related to collective bargaining within their "unit" only (ie. union cannot use non-member dues to fund certification drives, or for supporting political parties)
This e-mail is being sent to all of the registered candidates. Some candidates do not have listed e-mail addresses on their websites, and for those, I will submit this same text via their "contact forms".
I reserve the right to share and/or publish any response (or lack therof) in any way.
Jeff Gebhart
Saturday, October 07, 2006
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Wow, lightning-like response from the first candidate...Gary McPherson gave a quick response. However, he asked for some clarification of the question, so I won't be posting his response until he has had a chance to review my clarification.
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