Pension plans
If teamsters is successful in organizing fedex workers, what happens to the pension amounts that we have accrued in our individual accounts. Will or can teamsters apply to manage those amounts?? Assuming 3500 or so hourly workers across Canada with an average of $50k in an account of a 10 year employee, that is a whole lot of money for a "non-profit" organization to come into.
Both Purolator and UPS defined contribution pension plans are 100% company paid and are jointly monitored by the Teamsters and the companies. This works well as it ensures the plans are funded.
Candian Law prevents companies or unions from manipulating those monies, not to mention the plans have to report to the government every 3 years.
The law protects you
The Canada Labour Code makes it crystal clear that you are protected from intimidation or worse from your employer as you consider joining a union. Here's what it has to say.
No employer or person acting on behalf of an employer shall:
(a) refuse to employ or to continue to employ or suspend, transfer, lay off or otherwise discriminate against any person with respect to employment, pay or any other term or condition of employment or intimidate, threaten or otherwise discipline any person, because the person
(i) is or proposes to become, or seeks to induce any other person to become, a member, officer or representative of a trade union or participates in the promotion, formation or administration of a trade union.