Editing Rand formula (section)

{{Short description|Principle of Canadian labor law}}
In [[Canadian labour law]], the '''Rand formula''' (also referred to as ''automatic [[check-off]]'' and ''compulsory checkoff'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/automatic-check-off |title=AUTOMATIC CHECK-OFF &#124; meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary |publisher=Dictionary.cambridge.org |date=2022-05-25 |accessdate=2022-05-31}}</ref> is a [[wiktionary:Workplace|workplace]] compromise arising from jurisprudence struck between organized labour ([[trade unions]]) and employers that guarantees employers [[industrial stability]] by requiring all workers affected by a collective agreement to pay dues to the union by mandatory deduction in exchange for the union agreement to "work now, grieve later."

Historically, in some workplaces, some workers refused to pay dues to the union even after benefiting from wage and benefit improvements negotiated by the union representatives, resulting in friction and violence as they were seen as "freeloaders"; at the same time, absence of a peaceful grievance settlement mechanism created industrial instability as union members often walked off the job. The Rand formula compromise was designed to ensure that no employee will opt out of the union simply to avoid dues yet reap the benefits of collective bargaining, such as higher wages or health insurance.

[[Supreme Court of Canada]] Justice [[Ivan Rand]], the [[eponym]] of this law, introduced this formula in 1946 as an arbitration decision ending the [[Ford Strike of 1945]] in [[Windsor, Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Union Dues and the Rand Formula |url=https://psac-ncr.com/union-dues-and-the-rand-formula/ |website=Public Service Alliance of Canada |access-date=14 October 2022 |date=10 January 2013}}</ref> The ''[[Canada Labour Code]]'' and the labour relations laws of a majority of provinces contain provisions requiring the Rand formula when certain conditions are met. In those provinces where the labour relations laws do not make the Rand formula mandatory, the automatic check-off of union dues may become part of the collective bargaining agreement if both parties (i.e., the employer and the trade union) agree. If there are religious objections to paying dues the dues may be donated to a mutually agreed upon charity.