HRM200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Labor Management Relations Act Of 1947, Trade Union, Collective Bargaining

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM200
• Professor: William Peckham

Document Summary

Labour union (union) a recognized associaion of employees collecive voice in dealing with management. Labour-management relaions ongoing interacions between labour unions and management. Collecive bargaining agreement a formal agreement regarding terms and condiions of employment. Bargaining unit group of employees recognized for collecive bargaining purposes. Canada"s labour laws: purposes: to provide a common set of rules for fair negoiaions, to protect public interest by prevening impact of labour disputes. Canada"s labour laws: common characterisics union ceriicaion procedures. Minimum one-year collecive agreements procedures preceding legal strike/lockout no strikes/lockouts during life of contract interpretaion disputes setled by arbitraion prohibiion of unfair labour pracices establishment of labour relaions board. Types of unions type of worker: crat, industrial geographical scope, internaional, naional, local labour congress ailiaion, clc, csn, afl-cio. Canadian unions refocusing on: global compeiion: more labour concessions demographics, aging workforce bringing management and unions together unionizaion of white-collar employees, lower job security and increased grievances.