Were there any issues associated with the operation of international unions in Canada?

Historically, yes, but a more recent solution has been to break from international unions to form national ones.

The major issue with the operation of international unions in Canada was that the union was usually controlled in the United States. All major decisions were taken at the headquarters, which removed power from the union members in Canada.

In more recent years, some unions have broken away from the international union to form a Canadian union. For example, the Canadian Auto Workers left the United Auto Workers in 1985, after 50 years of affiliation, because of disagreement over Canadian control of wage bargaining, strike authorization, and staff appointments.

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