MGMT 1030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Vale Limited, United Automobile Workers, Imperial Munitions Board

• School: York University
• Department: Management
• Course: MGMT 1030
• Professor: Frank Miller

Document Summary

Canadian labour relations: a history: repressive era (to 1872) No provision for sickness, injury, or old age. Precipitated by a toronto typographical union strike. Unions deemed legal not conspiracies in restraint of trade . Unions had to register and penalties for picketing (preventing others from going to business) or pressure (preventing others from taking your job) Early on, workers had very little power in management and workplace. If you don"t have any skills, you cannot employers without conformity. Worker"s in crafts unions were skilled; had upper hand due to talents. Macdonald changed way labour system worker with trade unions act: legalization of unions. Canadian labour relations: a history: containment era (1872 to 1907) Knights of labour (founded 1869 in philadelphia) Trades and labour congress controlled by the afl. Federal government could intervene and appoint a tripartite board of investigation. All strike activity was suspended while investigation occurred. Lawyers, bankers, gamblers, stock brokers; manipulate system.