SOC227H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Industrial Democracy, Where We Are, Class Conflict
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Intro to canadians ambivalent unions, no clear support. Pg 332 2 basic types of unions. Pg 334 relations unions and productivity. Overall/ current trend decentralized unlike germany. Chapter 12: class conflict on collective bargaining. We take unions for granted ex: weekends off. 1960s vancouver area climbers frustrated at lack of quality and high prices. Crossed the border to buy the gear (seattle) Board members expected to help the store and design, make suggestions. Steven jones disqualified from running, did not meet min requirements (lack of senior. Increasing issues between staff and directors as they grew bigger management and board experience in a board setting) Employees and the power they don"t have. Two additional ways of giving employees more power to reduce worker-mgt conflict. The key problem for conversions industrial democracy grass roots collective. Terms to know producer cooperative conversion collective bargaining collective agreement zero sum game mutual gains bargaining iron law of oligarchy.
