RSM100Y1 Lecture Notes - Industrial Unionism, Canadian Business, Free Trade
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Labor union: a group of individuals working together to achieve shared job-related goals, such as higher pay, shorter working hours, more job security, greater benefits, or better working conditions. Labor relations: the overall process of dealing with employees who are represented by a union. Collective bargaining: the process by which union leaders and managers negotiate specific terms and conditions of employment for workers who are represented by unions. The labor movement started during the industrial revolution. Many employers simply over-used their employees and made them work long hours in unsafe conditions with low pay. Unions developed as all of these workers tried to get their voices heard by their employers. The first unions were formed in the early 19th century in the maritime provinces. Many labor organizations formed and died in during this century. In the 20th century, labor unions began to develop rapidly. In canada, unions face both opportunities and threats.