The Canadian Auto Workers' union convention approved a plan to join with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union (CEP), a move that would give the new union 300,000 members. Supporters of the plan say that it is a good way to keep the labor movement strong. One of the main provisions contained in the merger is a $100 million budget for organizing new workers, well above what the two unions spend now. Members of CEP have to approve the merger at their convention.
See "CAW votes moves Canada toward mega-union", Allison Martell, Reuters, August 22, 2012