IRE244H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Liquor Control Board Of Ontario, Bargaining Unit, Final Offer

• School: UTSG
• Department: Employment Relations, Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources
• Course: IRE244H1
• Professor: Frank Reid

Document Summary

Federal and provincial crown corporations (eg. cbc, lcbo) Police act, education act, crown employees collective bargaining. Unionized rapidly following enactment of the federal public service staff. Large fraction of canadian workforce approx 25% in 2010. ) Restructuring of public sector has implications for labour market / union movement. High proportion of women in public sector. Especially in the education and health sectors. Public sector took the lead in pursuing equity / benefits for women. Steady growth in public sector from wwii to 1980s. Political trend to smaller government, privatization and deregulation during late. However, government share of total employment declined due to. Ontario public service employment fell 20% after 1995. Up until 1960s public sector was generally not unionized in canada. Association-consultation model provided unsatisfactory in addressing employees" concerns. Public service staff relations act (pssra) gave collective bargaining rights to federal employees in 1967. Most provinces followed suit in next few years. Charter of rights and freedoms and public sector bargaining.