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Unions and Integration Discussion Group
Summary by Simon Strelchick
KEY ISSUES
- Canadian labour has become less nationalist and more internationalist, working with trade union movements in other countries to develop a shared vision of a different kind of global and North American economy.
- It is hard for unions to embrace a different vision of North America – more like the “labour friendly” European model – because the US labour movement is so weak, and the US is so politically dominant.
- Labour’s agenda for change includes a floor of labour rights in all trade deals, but the substantive content must also be changed so that developing countries can pursue their own agenda for sound and economic development.
- China’s accession to the WTO poses a major challenge to the global system if China does not embrace labour and democratic rights.
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