LABRST 2A03 Lecture Notes - Institutionalized Discrimination, Far-Left Politics, Union Movement
16 Oct 2013
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Union democracy and equity september 25, 2013. Union structures reflected narrower roles increases in wages and benefits: bigger piece of the pie . Labour movement purge of radical elements : anti-soviet cold war hysteria, contradictory ideology seen as dated and potentially undermining post war gains. Single establishment certification favoured industries dominated by men. Institutionalized discrimination in those workplaces that did employ women: separate seniority lists, segregation, male culture, and bargaining priorities. Limits on strikes and other forms of direct action. Unions shifted to new administrative role in workplace. Politically moderate unionism (expelled the radical left) Union purpose and function: depoliticized and narrowed. Methods: focus on collective bargaining and legislative reform. Inclusions and exclusions: narrowed to the interests of union members (mostly males) and other unionized workers, north-south oriented continental unionism. Business unionism: role: protect immediate economic interests of union members. Seek stable relationship with management: methods: collective bargaining, union bureaucracy of experts.
