Higher union wages pump extra money into local economy, labour congress says

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The difference in wages between unionized and non-unionized workers in Ottawa-Gatineau pumps an extra $78-million into the local economy, says a new study released Wednesday by the Canadian Labour Congress. The CLC report looks at 30 individual communities, as well as provinces and the country as a whole, and finds that, on average in Canada, unionized workers earn almost $5 more an hour than non-unionized workers.

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