SOCY 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Carol Huynh, Open Society, Meritocracy

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 122
• Professor: Rob Beamish

Document Summary

The influence of the market outing pressure on consumers to want to increase their consumption. Workers come together to form a bargaining unit also known as a union. Unionization is somewhat on the decline but still represents a high percentage of the workforce. For female workers as a whole, median hourly wage 34% higher for unionized workers, average is 26% higher. For male workers as a whole, median hourly wage 22% higher for unionized workers; average is 14% higher. Age, gender, education, industry and occupation constant 14% difference. Employer: primary organizer of labor force, capital exists as a fluid resource. Employees: union is secondary organizer of labour force, history of worker association, human/labour power inseparable, entire spectrum of needs/wants, cant reduce fundamental needs. Employer: costs of demands vs. costs of lockout, willingness to pay. Employees: costs of strike vs. management offer, willingness to pay, willingness to act. Employer: fluidity of capital, cost of work stoppage.