BU121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Making Money, Legal Aid, Agency Shop
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Local: collective bargaining, contract administration, grievances issues. Parent supports local: policy, legal aid, strike fund control, research, collective bargaining, final authority. Labour congress industry group there to help unions in general: lobby with government make sure legislation is in favour of unions, research, mediate disputes. American federation of labor / congress of industrial organizations. Union: threat of a strike gives unions power. Timing is key: ability to carry it out. Strike fund determines if workers will stay out of work to strike. Management: ability to withstand a strike keep making money and customers happy. Subcontracting get other companies to provide products so company runs. Skeleton staff minimal number of employees. Strike insurance cover losses: industry wide lockout, employer association bargaining small groups brand together to face bigger threats. Union withdraw, jobs at other sites, info picket because they are in demand the workers can get other opportunities info picket is there to show they are on strike.
