MGM102H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Canada Industrial Relations Board, Canadian Auto Workers, Craft Unionism
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Union - an employee organization that has the main goal of representing members in employee - management bargaining over job - related issues. Management has the responsibility of producing a profit through maximum productivity. Workers originally formed unions to protect themselves from intolerable work conditions and unfair treatment. They also united to secure some say in the operation of their jobs. As the number of union members grew, workings gained more negotiating power with managers and more political power as well. Trade unions were largely responsible for the establishment of minimum-wage laws, overtime rules, workers" compensation, severance pay, child-labour laws, job safety regulations, and more. Some labour analysts forecast that unions will regain strength as companies become more involved in practices such as outsourcing; others insist that unions have seen their brightest days. Historians generally agree that today"s unions are an outgrowth of the economic transition caused by the industrial revolution of the 19th century and early 20th century.
