Unionizing the military might address some culture issues but it comes at a potential cost: experts
As seen with the police, unionizing may not address problems of sexism or racism in the military’s culture, says Prof. David Camfield, while other say it could 'counterbalance' the power scale.
Culture change within the Armed Forces is a ‘must have,’ rather than a ‘nice to have,’ for current and future members, says Lieutenant-General Jennie Carignan, the CAF’s chief of professional conduct and culture. DND photograph by Pvt. Hugo Montpetit
As the Canadian Armed Forces grapples with ways to improve its culture, some experts say unionization could be a potential benefit, particularly in solving long-standing issues with grievance processes, but others say it could create more problems.
Asked if Canada’s military should be unionized, ...
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