The Effect Unions Have on Wages & Benefits

Questions:

14 - In your job are you member of a... union; staff association (i.e in-house) or other form of employee organization that is not a union; professional association.

8- Now a question about benefits sometimes provided by employers or businesses to their workers. Does your job provide you with... supplemental medical insurance (i.e. that supplements provincial health care plans); a dental plan; paid maternity or parental leave (above what's provided by EI); a pension plan or group RRSP (ie. In addition to teh CPP / QPP); paid sick leave.

8A - Does your job provide you with 4% vacation pay, which is paid out on pay cheques on a regular basis or do you receive a set number of vacation days off (with pay) each year?... 4% on cheques; vacation days off; neither; don't know.

57I - To what extent do you agree or disagree that this describes your job... Yout job security is good (strongly disagree; disagree; neither; agree; strongly agree).

57L - To what extent do you agree or disagree that this describes your job... The pay is good (strongly disagree; disagree; neither; agree; strongly agree).

57M - To what extent do you agree or disagree that this describes your job... The benefits are good (strongly disagree; disagree; neither; agree; strongly agree).

Source: CPRN - EKOS Changing Employment Relationships Survey Questionnaire 2000.

Notes: The Changing Employment Relationship Survey contains a sample of 2,500 employed respondents and is representative of Canada's employed population 18 years of age and over. Telephone interviews took place between February and March 2000. The survey has a margin of error of + / - 2 percentage points 19 times out of 20.