HRM307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Canada Labour Code, Business Unionism, North American Free Trade Agreement
16 Oct 2016
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Chapter 3: unions: objectives, processes, structure, and history. Union: an organization of employees that has the objective of improving the compensation and working conditions of employees. Union density: the percentage of non-agricultural workers who are union members. In 2012, the coverage rate was 29. 9 percent: union density is not the same as the percentage of employees covered by collective agreements. Union density can be determined for country, province, or sector of the economy. Union density is high in utilities, public administration, education, and health care and low in banking, and accommodation/food. In some countries, like the united states, decline in union density has been drastic. In 1960, canada and usa totaled density of about 30% In the united states, total union density was 11. 3% in 2013. A weaker union movement in the united states could be significant for unions and employers in. Canada: lower compensation levels in states could put downward pressure on compensation in.
