MGM102H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Rand Formula, Pension, Final Offer
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Mgm102h5s - management in changing environment (winter 2017) Chapter 15: dealing with employee-management issues and relations (labour relations) Labour union - an employee organization whose main goal is representing its members in employee- management negotiation of job-related issues. Private-sector labour unions (16. 8%) - those who work as employees of a private firm or business. Unionized public sector (74. 8%) - employees work in public administration at the federal, provincial, municipal, first nations and other aboriginal levels as well as crown corporations, liquor control boards and other government institutions. Relationship between management (representing owners or shareholders) and employees is not always smooth. Management"s responsibility to produce a profit by maximizing productivity. Labour (the collective term for non-management workers) is interested in fair and competent management, human dignity, decent working conditions and reasonable share of wealth. Workers originally formed unions to protect themselves from intolerable work conditions and unfair treatment, and also to secure some say in the operation of their jobs.
