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LABOUR RELATIONS

• WHAT IS IT?

• WHY JOIN?

• LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS

• CERTIFICATION

• COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

• UNIONS IN CANADA & WORLD

WHAT IS A UNION?

• ORG REPRESENTING EMPLOYEES

• WAGES

• HOURS

• CONDITIONS

LABOUR RELATIONS

• WHAT IS IT?

• WHY JOIN?

• LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS

• CERTIFICATION

• COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

• UNIONS IN CANADA & WORLD

WHAT JOIN A UNION?

• DISSATISFACTION

• POWERLESSNESS

• PERCEIVED INSTRUMENTALITY

• EARLY AS 1812 SHIPBUILDING SHIPPING LUMBER

LABOUR RELATIONS

• WHAT IS IT?

• WHY JOIN?

• LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS

• CERTIFICATION

• COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

• UNIONS IN CANADA & WORLD

LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS #1

• OVERVIEW LAWS EVOLVED OVER TIME GENERALLY CONCERNS PICKETING STRIKES “YELLOW-DOG” CONTRACT BLACKLISTING

LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS #2

• TRADE UNIONS ACT (1872) EXEMPT FROM RESTRAINT OF TRADE CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY OK COLLECTIVE BARGAINING STRIKES

• CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT (1982)

LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS #3

• 1872-1900 PROVINCIAL LAW DEVELOPMENT

• PRESENT TIME HOW EMPLOYER/UNIONS OPERATE BEHAVE

LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS #4

• FEDERAL LAW INTERPROVINCIAL COMMERCE COMMUNICATION TRANSPORTATION CP RAIL

• PROVINCES MINING, MANUFACTURING

LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS #5

• FEDERAL - PROVINCIAL COMMONALITIES RIGHTS JOIN AUTHORITY RECOGNITION BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH STRIKE/LOCKOUT IDENTIFY UNFAIR PRACTICES

LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS #6

• INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES INVESTIGATION ACT (1907)

• WARTIME LABOUR RELATIONS REGULATION (1944)

LABOUR RELATIONS

• WHAT IS IT?

• WHY JOIN?

• LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS

• CERTIFICATION

• COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

• UNIONS IN CANADA & WORLD

CERTIFICATION

• TWO WAYS VOLUNTARY RECOGNITION EMPLOYEE SUPPORT HIGH SIGN-UP RATE SECRET BALLOT

LABOUR RELATIONS

• WHAT IS IT?

• WHY JOIN?

• LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS

• CERTIFICATION

• COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

• UNIONS IN CANADA & WORLD

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING #1

• USUALLY COMPENSATION HOURS OF WORK WORKING CONDITIONS WORK RULES JOB SECURITY

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING #2

• COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

• REPLACEMENT WORKERS

• NO STRIKE LOCKOUT CLAUSE

• GRIEVANCE PROCESS

LABOUR RELATIONS

• WHAT IS IT?

• WHY JOIN?

• LABOUR RELATIONS LAWS

• CERTIFICATION

• COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

• UNIONS IN CANADA & WORLD

UNIONS IN CANADA #1

• PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES• FEDERAL EMPLOYEES• BUSINESS UNIONS

NOT TYPICALLY POLITICAL MOST ALIGNED WITH NDP

• UNIONS STRUCTURED TYPE OF JOB CAW TEACHERS

UNIONS IN CANADA #2

• NATIONAL / PROVINCIAL UNIONS LOCAL AFFILIATES UNION DENSITY

• LARGEST UNIONSCDN UNION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEESNATL UNION OF PUBLIC & GENERAL EMPLOYEESPUBLIC SERVICE ALLIANCE OF CANADA

UNIONS IN THE WORLD

• USA > ECONOMIC THAN POLITICAL

• FRANCE > POLITICAL < ECONOMIC

• SWEDEN HIGH POLITICAL & ECONOMIC

• GERMANY WORK COUNCILS

UNION AVOIDANCE

• 2 APPROACHES UNION SUBSTITUTION UNION SUPPRESSION