BUS 111W Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Canadian Labour Congress, Bargaining Unit, Skill

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Business (Wilfrid Laurier University)
• Course: BUS 111W
• Professor: Laura Allen

Document Summary

Branch of parent, completes day-to-day work in that parents set rules, part of labour congress. Sets rules and policy, part of labour congress, head of the company like parents , help with money, knowledge and has final say. Let"s local run it, but they step in when necessary. Lobby with government to promote interest and mediates disputes. Threat of a strike: timing: union watches timing of strike so its most damaging, ex. Profs striking during winter term is more effective than summer. Ability to carry out: strike fund. Industry wide lockout: different companies in the industry decide that they will lock out any employees on strike. Employer association bargaining: has to do with size depending on the bargaining power, balances size differential. United by skills and have gone through year of training, so if they leave you, you can"t replace them.