The Current

The push for unionization and what it means for workers


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During the course of the pandemic, a number of Indigo bookstores voted to unionize, including at the Square One store in Mississauga, Ontario. We hear from Jennifer Mitchell, an employee who helped lead that effort. Unions are hoping that successful unionization drives are a sign of things to come. But for Canada's largest private sector union, Unifor, it first has to overcome a big hit to its own reputation earlier this year after president Jerry Dias retired in the midst of a bribery scandal. We hear from new president Lana Payne.
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