LABR 2P00 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Rand Formula, Market Power

• School: Brock University
• Department: Labour Studies
• Course: LABR 2P00
• Professor: John Barkans

Document Summary

Adr was one of the first labour dispute management ways used in canada. Collaborative mechanism where two sides come together with a third party with two sides trying to come together and collaborate on an agreement. Labour (union), collaborating (trying to get together) with management with a third party (mediation or reconciliation board) where they work together to try and resolve the dispute. Tring to achieve a settlement through some sort of compromise. If no settlement could be achieved by this board then as a last resort a public report could be issued to evaluate the dispute and make recommendations on how the dispute should be resolved. Give an opinion on who was right or wrong within the dispute. Canada developed this type of conciliation policy in the early 1900s. Before you could legally strike or lockout (work interruption/work stoppage) you had to go through a conciliation process.