Support for the high-profile Metro strike illustrated that union messaging is hitting home for many Canadians
It was Samantha Henry’s first time on strike, and one that made headlines across the country.
According to analytics firm Gallup, U.S. approval of unions is at its highest point in more than 50 years. Labour experts in Canada usually have to rely on polls about individual labour disputes to gauge public sentiment, and these vary, said Savage. For example, an Abacus poll on the dispute between the Ontario government and education workers last year showed more Ontarians blamed the government, not workers, for the dispute. Almost half said they would support other unions walking off the job in solidarity.
Support from both the national union and the broader community can help get a bargaining committee over the line, said Mario Moceri, a national service staff representative with Unifor who supported around 250 workers at the Windsor Salt Mine in a seven-month dispute this year, leading to a deal ratified in late August.
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