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Historic new tax offers no benefit to hard working tradespeople

TORONTO, May 31, 2012 /CNW/ - The Ontario Construction Employers Coalition is calling a proposal to impose membership fees on the province's skilled trades workers and employers nothing short of an $84 million tax grab that should be scrapped.

"This is a huge amount of money the McGuinty government wants to pick from the pockets of Ontarians who work hard to make their living in the skilled trades," said Sean Reid, Coalition chair.

The McGuinty government's newly created Ontario College of Trades has asked for responses by Sunday, June 3rd, for proposed membership fees.

Note: I thought most of the trades have unions that they already pay dues to. Maybe include the unions and watch for the double dip!