LAW 529 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Sitdown Strike, The Employer, Labour Law

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Law and Business
• Course: LAW 529
• Professor: Peter Wilson

Document Summary

Strategic models: provide a framework for understanding the strategic trends in labour negotiations not a prescription for the conduct of the parties. There are 3 categories: pg 108: fostering change, forcing change, escaping unionized work environment. Section 16 of the ontario labour relations act 1995 (olra/ the act) provides that once the union is certified or voluntarily recognized, it must give notice to the employer to bargain. Section 65(1) states that if the union fails to do so within 60 days, it risks being decertified because it is sleeping on its rights (ch 3) Pattern bargaining: when the union uses negotiations with a particular employer as a template for negotiations with other employers. Works best when all industry competitors are unionized and the imposition of a patter does not create competitive disadvantages. If the local union is part of a larger union, that larger union will often have professional negotiators on staff to assist the local with negotiations.