LABRST 3C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Wield, Collective Action, Liquor Control Board Of Ontario

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Labour Studies
• Course: LABRST 3C03
• Professor: John Barkans

Document Summary

Labour & human rights strikes and lockouts. Heavily against unions hinder labour movement. Law frames a voluntary process conflict its meant to increase ur leverage at bargaining table not best argument that wins its a power play. Can they afford to deal w this disruption conflict in economic sense. Employers can lockout workers and put pressure: need pay so they need to give in workers biggest leverage is withdrawing their labour: workers walk out factory shut down. Some understanding that workers have right to strike after this sask case. Rights not written in law where they are absolute limitations cases where they can b justified. Workers biggest weapon is they can walk off job. Time to use power or not to walk off job: workers having their biggest weapon when bargaining is their ability to walk off the job when they are striking.