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Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| challenge when transitioning from non-union to union | reshaping organizational culture |
| does the collective agreement need grievance process | yes |
| industrial relations | includes union and non union matters and workplaces |
| labor relations | study of all aspects of union management relationships like bargaining rights |
| employee relations | activities and process aimed to maintain productive workplace, how to manage employees |
| first labor organization | independant local unions for skilled craft workers like shoemakers to protect from unskilled workers |
| canada union history | early on, Canada didnt have much, US did, Winnepeg general strike was turning point, then started in 1944 |
| Wagner act | first piece of legislation passed in US that recognize collective bargaining rights |
| business unionism | focuses on improvement of terms of employment through negotiation with employer |
| social unionism | improve compensation and working conditions of bargaining unit members and seek broad social and economic change |
| John Dunlop's 4 key elements of IR systems model | actors: unions, employer, gov context: forces that influence demand for actors to interact like tech web of rules: binding: acceptance by actors of capitalism |
| 3 rules in web of rules | 1. rules determined by employers 2. rules created in negotiated CA 3. rules by gov |
| Alton craig 5 elements open system approach | 1. environment may directly or indirectly influence other parts of model 2. actors: employers, union, gov 3. process: bargaining, negotiate 4. results: wages, CA 5. feedback from 4 elements |
| political economy approach - john godard | - labor relations affected by broader issues - Godard says will be conflict between employer and employee bc employers best interest to design work that requires low skill low wage, nature of employment relation lead to conflict |
| common law | rules of law that originate from past court judge decisions |
| reasonable notice | notice period employers required to provide based on age, position |
| wrongful dismissal | dismissal without just cause, employer bears burden of proof |
| constructive dismissal | employer breaches contract, employee provide burden of proof - only applies to non union and not CA |
| labor realtions and hrm | labor relations part of hr, but in larger firms, may have dedicated hr and labor professionals |
| non union vs union | individual vs collective contracts/ negotiations, not mandatory for reasonable notice vs employer must comply with notice, if give cause for dismissal no need for reasonable notice vs if give reason, notice and severance dont apply |
| dispute methods union vs non union | union use grievance, non union use court |