LAW 529 Study Guide - Final Guide: Solidarity Action, Economic Warfare, Bargaining Unit

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Mapping the options for resolving a collective bargaining deadlock. When collective bargaining reaches an impasse: economic warfare: strikes, lockouts, and unilateral imposition of contract terms by the. Slide 15 - when collective bargaining reaches an impasse: 2 legal routes (1)the economic warfare route. Workers lose their wages during a work stoppage and depend on strike pay or look for alternative work. Frequency of strikes in canada has been trending downward since 1980s. Most strikes are in the public sector. Preconditions vary ( look below: workers who strike before, are engaged in a wildcat strike and may be disciplined by their employer i. ii. Employers can discipline ee whenever an ee is doing something illegal. Nov 2, 2017: there is a greater incentive for er to cooperate since they will be the ones who lose the most. Strike vote was conducted and a majority of bargaining unit employees ballots support a strike.