LABR 1F90 Lecture 12: LABR 1F90 - 5 Jan 2016

• School: Brock University
• Department: Labour Studies
• Course: LABR 1F90
• Professor: Larry Savage

Document Summary

Union structures shape and influence how unions interact with employers, their members, the broader labour movement and the general public. Normally, local unions are established at a particular workplace to represent one bargaining unit and have their own elected executives and governing structures. Some include several bargaining units at a given workplace (each with their own collective agreement), which nonetheless share a union executive. Others have broader regional locals that bring together workers in many workplaces under a centralized executive. Level of unions that are closest to the workers. Voice their opinions and participate in votes on union matters. Local union meetings are generally a form of mass direct or participatory democracy. In most cases, a local"s general membership meeting is the highest authority in the union and has the exclusive right to make many important decisions, including: Election of committee members and delegates to external bodies.