Union leaders in Quebec denounce proposed labour law they say will unleash chaos

QUÉBEC - Union leaders from sectors across the province gathered in Quebec City on Sunday to decry a new bill they say could severely limit how unions are allowed to use dues collected from their members.

Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet tabled the bill, which proposes dividing union dues into mandatory and optional ones. Under the proposed law, any activities deemed to be outside of a union’s primary mission wouldn’t be eligible for financing via mandatory fees, but through optional ones only. Optional dues would also have to be approved through a majority vote before they could be collected.