Do temporary foreign workers have the flexibility to work in a union or non-union employment situation?
All workers working on construction sites covered by a collective agreement are bound to follow the collective agreement. As such, temporary foreign workers working at a unionized worksite must be union members, and are entitled to the same rights and obligations laid out in the collective agreement. As with any worker, temporary foreign workers should be provided with any information about the collective agreement or the prevailing labour organization(s) upon hiring. Prior to hiring temporary foreign workers, employers should ensure that this hiring will not contravene any existing collective agreement or affect a current labour dispute.
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