HRM 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Winnipeg General Strike, 2011 Wisconsin Protests, Union Busting
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Chapter 1: working conditions, protests and strikes including relief camps, winnipeg general strike, on to ottawa trek , review the impact of pc1003 legislation. Privacy council order 1003 established the rights and obligations fundamental to labour relations in canada. A certification process by way of an application to the board. The prohibition of unfair labour practices by union & employees. Compulsory bargaining when a union has been certified. A compulsory conciliation procedures before a strike or lockout. A provision at no strike or lockout can occur during the life of the collective agreement. A provision that all collective agreements were deemed to contain an arbitration procedure for the resolution of disputes. It also prohibited many of the prior practices that employer had used to avoid unions such as threatening, intimidating or discriminating against employees. For the first time, employers were required to recognize and bargain with certified union. The law made it illegal for unions to strike to obtain recognition.
