ADM 3334 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Collective Agreement, Collective Bargaining, Union Busting
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The study of employment in union and non-union organizations. Labour relations: the study of all aspects of the union-management relationship including the establishment of union bargaining rights, the negotiation process, and the administration of a collective agreement. A non-union employee who has been wrongfully dismissed will be reinstated in court. A collective agreement provides that any work done on a sunday will be paid the overtime rate. A union might be required to waive this term of the agreement to meet its obligation under human rights legislation. Over the past 30 years the percentage of employees who are represented by unions had dramatically declines both in canada and the us: us decline = 50-60, canada decline = 30% Some employers attempt to avoid unionization by paying non-union employees wages that are equivalent to the wages paid to union employees: true, the steel industry pays union wages to match other steel companies.