LABRST 2A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hiring Hall, International Alliance Of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local Union

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Labour Studies
• Course: LABRST 2A03
• Professor: David Goutor

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Types: workplace-based, trade unions (craft, hiring hall, large local, structural (public sector) Evolution (cid:494)local union(cid:495) = organization that you belong to/local representation: e. g. mcmaster(cid:495)s tas. Workplace for uswa105 (1 union local to represent all members) Trade-based model: used by craft unions; organizing + trying to control that trade. Try to organize everyone who works in that trade (organized by what they do) Want to control the trade in that area. Bargaining: set standard rates for kinds of work. Control the trade when the workers are spread out (cid:494)hiring halls(cid:495) = is a technique used by craft-unions e. g. theater stage employees build sets, costumes, etc. all work under iatse. Make all employers go to 1 hiring hall, to hire people for the work. Union hiring hall = all union members + work at union rates. 21st century has been easier for hiring halls b/c of the internet (via union website)