MHR 522 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Audit Risk, Union Busting, The Strongest

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Human Resources
• Course: MHR 522
• Professor: Wally Whistance- Smith

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Radical sees class dynamics, sees labour exploitation. Role of labour movement: to push back against the system. Marx"s analys)s (cid:498)unions are being responsible(cid:499) it was an insult, created a new union movement that was tainted by the government. Networks of labour organizations: local unions, parent unions, local/regional labour councils, provincial federations, national federations. Backbone because it"s the organization that people belong to. Internal structure: union executive, shop stewards, business agents, other staff, etc. Union democracy: participation, elections, representation, according to own internal structure, (cid:498)lightly(cid:499) regulated olrb (cid:498)status(cid:499) rules. Here are some basic rules on how unions should be structured. Have to be created without employer influence. Steward normal worker, volunteer for the union (helper), trained by the. Business agent/staff agent works on behalf of the union, union employs union, so in the workplace there"s a person you can go with your questions.