LabourWatch - Frequently Asked Questions - Ontario - General

Frequently Asked Questions - Ontario - General

Before You Are Unionized

1. Why Is The Union Interested In Me?

2. What Are My Rights?

3. How Do Unions Organize?

4. What Should I Consider When Deciding Whether To Sign A Union Card Or Not?

5. What If The Union Comes To My Home?

6. What If I Have Signed A Union Card But Don't Support The Union?

7. What Does Signing A Union Card Mean?

8. How Much Will Joining A Union Cost Me?

9. What Can I Do To Support Or Oppose The Union?

10. Will I Get To Vote On Whether There Is A Union Or Not?

11. What If I Just Don't Care?

12. Can We 'Try The Union Out' For A Few Months?

13. What Can The Union Guarantee?

While You Are Unionized

1. What Will Happen, If The Union Is Certified?

2. What Is In A Collective Agreement?

3. What Do Union Dues Get Used For?

4. What About Strikes and Lockouts?

5. What About Union Politics?

Becoming Non-Union

1. What Will Happen, If The Union Is Decertified?

2. How Do I Decertify A Union?

Unfair Labour Practices

1. Are There 'Illegal' Things A Union Or Employer Must Not Do?

2. What Things Might Be An Unfair Labour Practice (ULP) By A Union?

3. What Can I Do If I Believe The Union Is Misleading Me?

4. What If The Union Uses A Card I Did Not Sign, Or That I Cancelled?

5. I Signed A Union Card But The Union Did Not Tell Me About Dues.

6. I Was Told That I Would Lose My Job if I Did Not Sign a Union Card.

7. I Was Told That The Initiation Fee Would Go Up After The Union Certifies.

8. What Can An Employee Do About A Union Unfair Labour Practice (ULP)?

9. What Would The Labour Board Do About Union Unfair Labour Practice (ULP)?

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