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End card check in construction
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Dear [MPP], As one of your constituents, I am writing today to ask that you end the practice of "card check" in Ontario. We believe that whether for electors or workers, a secret ballot is a fundamental pillar of democracy, and that it is impossible to argue otherwise. Unfortunately, however, union-friendly governments across Canada have done exactly that and have imposed the “card check” system of unionization, in which a workplace can be unionized if a union provides the Labour Board with cards it claims have been signed by employees representing a certain portion of the target workplace, which for the construction sector in Ontario is 55%. This is a system ripe for intimidation and manipulation, as has been documented in hearings before various Labour Boards across Canada. I believe that in a democracy, all voting should be private. That is a fundamental right that protects against coercion and intimidation. Most workers in Ontario already have this right, but not those in the construction sector. That is wrong and needs to be changed. Signed,
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