magine ordering a medium double-double at Tim Hortons, but the worker behind the counter instead hands you a latte and charges you extra. “The government permits us to change your order to a latte,” he informs you, “since forcing you to pay for the more expensive item brings in more revenue, and so better supports our employment.”
Most reasonable people would consider that madness. But conscripting consumers to serve producers like this is exactly what labour unions demand. Last week, Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, issued a statement in conjunction with the United Automobile Workers calling for a “massive overhaul” of NAFTA to force consumers to support expensive unionized labour.
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