NAPE has launched an advertising campaign urging people who work in a non-unionized environment to consider the benefits of unionizing.
President Jerry Earle says they have received a large influx of inquiries from workers asking how to unionize their workplace.
He notes that they have successfully organized four workplaces in the past two years with several others in the works.
If you & your co-workers want a union, if you want a say in your workplace, if you want better pay & benefits & job security, we can help make that happen. https://t.co/vOqKM4sbuZ #CanLab pic.twitter.com/XhDD2JtDz8
— Jerry Earle (@jerry4nape) September 16, 2021
Earle points out that unionized workers in Newfoundland and Labrador earned about $8.15 per hour more than non-union workers.
Women with unions earned more too – an average of $10.00 more per hour.
Young employees earned an extra $8.44 per hour from jobs covered by a collective agreement.
NAPE, the largest union in the province, represents workers in both the public and private sectors.