LABRST 2A03 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - New Zealand Labour Party, Canadian Union Of Public Employees, Canada
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They work with only one local/workplace - 1 organization for 1 job site, ex. Ford: most common type of union local. This model rejected trade-based model/trade unions: trade unions (craft) Trade-based model: worker works at the union rate depending on what town they go to. The law discourages trade unions today: hiring hall. To control the trade, all hiring must be done through a hiring hall. Employee hired at a hiring hall will work at the union rate, under union conditions. Powerful, especially in 50s and 60s, (if they can get established) Can be done over the internet now: large local. Locals deciding, they don"t want to be with small organizations. Food and commercial workers have large locals representing them. Unions corresponding to government structure meaning large groups of workers under one local (large union) government umbrella ex. Bargaining unit: local is a union structure.