POLS 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Canadian Union Of Public Employees, Provincial Superior, Trade Union
21 Jan 2017
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Safety in the shadow - visible vs invisible. Group cohesion - united we stand, divided we fall - interest groups join together. Canadian interest groups behind in interest groups. Access to info and research - resource control. Electoral influence - non econ based ones (created for issue) Safety - some visible (issue oriented), some behind scenes (econ) interest groups federated organizations. Economic labour - powerful in canada, 1 out of 3 canadians belong to labour union, clc, Cupe, fight for hours, benefits, wages, health and safety, pay equity, employment equity, returning employees not treated unfairly. 9 institutional - give up independence to be supported by government. Protective - care more material interests - salary, benefits, wages. Promotional - eco, women - national status of women. Hierarchy of oppression - categorize things they protect into which is more important over something else.
