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LABOUR RELATIONS
• WHAT IS IT?
• WHY JOIN?
• LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS
• CERTIFICATION
• COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
• UNIONS IN CANADA & WORLD
WHAT IS A UNION?
• ORG REPRESENTING EMPLOYEES
• WAGES
• HOURS
• CONDITIONS
LABOUR RELATIONS
• WHAT IS IT?
• WHY JOIN?
• LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS
• CERTIFICATION
• COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
• UNIONS IN CANADA & WORLD
WHAT JOIN A UNION?
• DISSATISFACTION
• POWERLESSNESS
• PERCEIVED INSTRUMENTALITY
• EARLY AS 1812 SHIPBUILDING SHIPPING LUMBER
LABOUR RELATIONS
• WHAT IS IT?
• WHY JOIN?
• LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS
• CERTIFICATION
• COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
• UNIONS IN CANADA & WORLD
LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS #1
• OVERVIEW LAWS EVOLVED OVER TIME GENERALLY CONCERNS PICKETING STRIKES “YELLOW-DOG” CONTRACT BLACKLISTING
LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS #2
• TRADE UNIONS ACT (1872) EXEMPT FROM RESTRAINT OF TRADE CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY OK COLLECTIVE BARGAINING STRIKES
• CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT (1982)
LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS #3
• 1872-1900 PROVINCIAL LAW DEVELOPMENT
• PRESENT TIME HOW EMPLOYER/UNIONS OPERATE BEHAVE
LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS #4
• FEDERAL LAW INTERPROVINCIAL COMMERCE COMMUNICATION TRANSPORTATION CP RAIL
• PROVINCES MINING, MANUFACTURING
LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS #5
• FEDERAL - PROVINCIAL COMMONALITIES RIGHTS JOIN AUTHORITY RECOGNITION BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH STRIKE/LOCKOUT IDENTIFY UNFAIR PRACTICES
LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS #6
• INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES INVESTIGATION ACT (1907)
• WARTIME LABOUR RELATIONS REGULATION (1944)
LABOUR RELATIONS
• WHAT IS IT?
• WHY JOIN?
• LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS
• CERTIFICATION
• COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
• UNIONS IN CANADA & WORLD
CERTIFICATION
• TWO WAYS VOLUNTARY RECOGNITION EMPLOYEE SUPPORT HIGH SIGN-UP RATE SECRET BALLOT
LABOUR RELATIONS
• WHAT IS IT?
• WHY JOIN?
• LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS
• CERTIFICATION
• COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
• UNIONS IN CANADA & WORLD
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING #1
• USUALLY COMPENSATION HOURS OF WORK WORKING CONDITIONS WORK RULES JOB SECURITY
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING #2
• COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
• REPLACEMENT WORKERS
• NO STRIKE LOCKOUT CLAUSE
• GRIEVANCE PROCESS
LABOUR RELATIONS
• WHAT IS IT?
• WHY JOIN?
• LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS
• CERTIFICATION
• COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
• UNIONS IN CANADA & WORLD
UNIONS IN CANADA #1
• PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES• FEDERAL EMPLOYEES• BUSINESS UNIONS
NOT TYPICALLY POLITICAL MOST ALIGNED WITH NDP
• UNIONS STRUCTURED TYPE OF JOB CAW TEACHERS
UNIONS IN CANADA #2
• NATIONAL / PROVINCIAL UNIONS LOCAL AFFILIATES UNION DENSITY
• LARGEST UNIONSCDN UNION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEESNATL UNION OF PUBLIC & GENERAL EMPLOYEESPUBLIC SERVICE ALLIANCE OF CANADA
UNIONS IN THE WORLD
• USA > ECONOMIC THAN POLITICAL
• FRANCE > POLITICAL < ECONOMIC
• SWEDEN HIGH POLITICAL & ECONOMIC
• GERMANY WORK COUNCILS
UNION AVOIDANCE
• 2 APPROACHES UNION SUBSTITUTION UNION SUPPRESSION