COMMERCE 2BC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Stelco, Job Security, Final Offer
1 May 2016
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What is a union: an organization that has the legal authority to represent workers to negotiate the terms of employment with the employer. Some positions require you to be a union member when you work there. Certification: process by which union is designated as exclusive bargaining group. 1: minimum percent signed membership cards (35-51, apply to labour relations board to schedule to vote, organizing campaign, certification/ratification vote, certification if 50% +1 members vote in favour. Discriminating against an employee based on union support. Can"t close a business and re-open a business to be free of the organizing drive. A walmart in quebec: went through the unionizing process, walmart didn"t want to have unions so they closed the store. Went to supreme court. it was deemed as okay as long as they don"t re-open the store. Inform employees of their rights, correct untrue or misleading information, inform employees of responsibilities that may be associated with union membership.
