MHR 522 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Uranium Mining, Canada Labour Code, Canadian Labour Congress
22 May 2017
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Structure of union organizations: networks of labour organizations: The local union: some independent i. e. no parent , internal structure: Union executive, shop stewards, business agents, other staff, etc: union democracy. Participation, elections, representation, according to own internal structure. Delegates, elections (omov vs delegated elections), union policy, constitution: often people are elected at these conventions, omov - one member one vote ( Labour councils: regionally defined bodies, multiple unions as members, linked to the clc, functions: Co-ordination and mutual support amongst unions in region; political/legislative/lobbying; charitable/social. Federations: multiple unions as members/affiliates -usually parents, some locals if independent, provincial and national federations, ontario: ontario federation of labour(ofl, canada: canadian labour congress (clc, www. youtube. com/watch?v=xxcitnfmueo. Federal labour law: canada labour code: broadcasting, telecommunications, banking, air transportation, shipping and navigation, interprovincial or international transportation, uranium mining and processing, grain handling, federal crown corporations, federal government employees, all employees in yukon, northwest territories, nunavut. Tribunals: expertise from both labour and management, chaired by a neutral".
