Bulletin
2025 Elections | An economy that works for whom?

ARTICLE SUMMARY: When we make things here, we live better here. Factories are closing. Jobs are being relocated. Cheap products flood our shelves. While big shareholders get richer, our workplaces vanish. It’s time to ask the real question: who is our economy really working for?

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We see it everywhere.
Stable, decent jobs are disappearing. Public contracts are handed out to foreign corporations. Clothing, machinery, building materials arrive from across the world, often made by underpaid workers in unacceptable conditions.

And meanwhile, our own industries are falling apart.

Why?
Because we’ve put free trade and corporate profits ahead of justice and solidarity.
Because we’ve failed to protect working people.

Economic sovereignty isn’t about shutting others out

Taking back economic power doesn’t mean turning inward.
It means choosing to support local jobs.
It means making sure public money goes to companies that respect workers’ rights and working conditions.
It means building an economy that’s stronger, fairer, and greener.

Why this matters to us 

Because hundreds of SEU 800 members work in sectors threatened by outsourcing and offshoring.
Because small businesses are closing, factories are fading, and public services are stretched thin.

Because we know that a strong economy starts with good jobs here, in our communities.

What we expect from the next government: 

• Public contracts that prioritize local and ethical businesses 
• Concrete measures to support and protect local industries (like textiles, manufacturing, food) 
• Fair pricing policies that don’t let the global market crush local jobs
• A just economic transition that puts workers first
• Trade agreements that respect labour, social and environmental rights
  

Where the parties stand on this issue:

Legend :

We don’t want a trickle-down economy.
We want an economy that takes root, that nourishes our communities, that respects people.
Voting means choosing what kind of economy we believe in—and who it should serve.

Voting means being heard 

We often hear people say, “Voting doesn’t change anything.” But the truth is, government decisions have a real impact on our lives, on our wages, our public services, our pensions, our housing, our health… and our union rights.

Not voting means letting others choose for us.
Voting is saying: I want better for myself, my family, my workplace, and my community.

Make sure you’re registered

It’s quick, easy and essential if you want to vote.
Head to elections.ca to:

• Check your registration
• Find out where and when to vote
• See what ID you need to bring
• Register if you haven’t already

And if you know someone who isn’t registered or thinks they don’t have the right to vote, take a moment to share these resources. Every vote counts. Every voice matters.