ANALYSIS: Can Canadians Stop Paying Union Dues Over Ideological Differences?

A labour expert says Canadians generally have less freedom than other comparable countries to part from unions they find ideologically objectionable.

Fred Hahn, president of the Ontario Canadian Union of Public Employees, speaks at a press conference at Queen's Park in Toronto on July 16, 2018. Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press

Workers in most other comparable countries have more freedom than Canadians to disassociate themselves from unions they find ideologically objectionable, says labour expert John Mortimer.

Mr. Mortimer, who is president of the non-profit Canadian LabourWatch Association, discussed with The Epoch Times the realities workers face if they want to stop paying dues to unions such as the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).