HROB 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Espn Bottomline, Secret Ballot, Arbitration Clause

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour
• Course: HROB 2100
• Professor: Xi Chen

Document Summary

Labour union: a recognized association of employees, a collective voice in dealing with management: in uence hr policies & practices, pay, bene ts, job control, job security, work conditions etc. Labour-management relations: ongoing interactions between labour unions and management. Collective bargaining agreement: a formal agreement regarding terms and conditions of employment. Bargaining unit: group of employees recognized for collective bargaining purposes. Can be organized by : type of worker craft, industrial, geographical scope international, national, local, labour congress af liation (central labour organizations, canadian labour congress (clc, confederation des syndicats nationaux (csn, american federation of labour (afl) Canadian unions refocusing on : global competition more labour concessions, demographics aging workforce bringing management and unions together, unionization of white-collar employees lower job security and increased grievances. Common characteristics: union certi cation procedures, minimum one-year collective agreements to provide a common set of rules for fair negotiations to protect public interest by preventing impact of labour disputes.