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| September 4, 2007 |
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Unions: Constructive on Health and Safety in the Workplace, But Undermine Economy, Taxpayers, and Democracy, Backing Lunatic Fringe Groups in Canada and Abroad Layton Top Union Advocate and Harper Top Advocate of Non-Unionized Employees and Canada’s International Competitiveness
A Weekly BDO Dunwoody CEO Business Leader Poll by COMPAS in the Financial Post |
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On the anniversary celebrating the labour movement, CEOs and business leaders on the COMPAS business panel see unions as largely destructive influences on the economy. On the positive side, unions are seen as contributing to health and safety in the workplace. On the negative side, they are seen as undermining the economy, the taxpayer, and democracy, while supporting lunatic fringe elements in Canada and abroad.
Asked to score the performance of federal party leaders on various scales, panelists see Jack Layton as the top union advocate and Stephen Harper as the top advocate of the rights of non-unionized employees and employment standards that allow Canada to compete successfully in the international marketplace. These are the key findings from the current web-survey of the panel of CEOs and business leaders undertaken for the Financial Post under sponsorship of BDO Dunwoody LLP. |
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