LAW 529 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ontario Public Service Employees Union, National Labor Relations Act, Fraser

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Law and Business
• Course: LAW 529
• Professor: Tim Bartkiw

Document Summary

Topic areas we will discuss within labour law: History and constitutional framework of labour law. 1872 fede(cid:396)al go(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t passed (cid:862)t(cid:396)ades u(cid:374)io(cid:374) a(cid:272)t(cid:863) No (cid:396)eal po(cid:449)e(cid:396)s/p(cid:396)ote(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s aside f(cid:396)o(cid:373) (cid:396)e(cid:373)o(cid:448)al of (cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:373)i(cid:374)al status, (cid:396)edu(cid:272)e assault o(cid:374) (cid:449)o(cid:396)ke(cid:396)s/u(cid:374)io(cid:374)s (cid:448)ia criminal court proceedings, injunctions. 1900 federal government passed conciliation act created federal department with power to appoint intervenors/inquiries in labour disputes. 1907 fede(cid:396)al go(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t passed i(cid:374)dust(cid:396)ial disputes i(cid:374)(cid:448)estigatio(cid:374) a(cid:272)t (cid:373)a(cid:374)dato(cid:396)y (cid:862)(cid:272)onciliation-type(cid:863) p(cid:396)o(cid:272)ess p(cid:396)io(cid:396) to strikes/lockouts. 1925 tec v. snider case challenged constitutionality of idia i. e. authority of federal government under the constitution to regulate labour relations. Privy council ruled: labour relations fell to provinces, except for specific activities and industries clearly under federal jurisdiction (cid:1005)9(cid:1008)(cid:1007) (cid:894)late (cid:449)(cid:449)(cid:1006)(cid:895): fede(cid:396)al go(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t passed p. c. O(cid:396)de(cid:396) i(cid:374) cou(cid:374)(cid:272)il (cid:1005)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:1007) u(cid:374)de(cid:396) its (cid:862)e(cid:373)e(cid:396)ge(cid:374)(cid:272)y(cid:863) po(cid:449)e(cid:396)s. Modeled o(cid:374) u. (cid:862)wag(cid:374)e(cid:396)(cid:863) a(cid:272)t of (cid:1005)9(cid:1007)(cid:1009) (cid:894)u(cid:374)de(cid:396) f. d. r. (cid:895) Union certification as exclusive bargaining agents for bargaining units of workers. Employer obligations to recognize/ bargain with certified unions.