MHR 523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Trade Union, Collective Bargaining, Bargaining Unit
28 Jan 2016
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Labor union: a recognized association of employees, collective voice in dealing with management. Labor management relations: ongoing interactions between labor unions and management. Collective bargaining agreement: a formal agreement regarding terms and conditions of employment. Bargaining unit: group of employees in a firm that have been certified by the labor relations board as appropriate for collective bargaining purposes. Canada"s labor laws: purpose: to provide a common set of rules for negotiations, to protect public interest by preventing impact of labor disputes. No strikes/ lockouts during life of contract. Type of worker eligible for membership: union organizing campaign, employee/union contact, initial organizational meeting, formation of in house organizing committee, outcome. Employer rights: craft unions: associations of persons performing a certain type of skill or trade, industrial unions: comprising all the workers eligible for union membership in a particular company or industry, irrespective of the type of work performed.
