COMMERCE 1E03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Final Offer, Rand Formula, Trade Union
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Labour union: an employee organization whose main goal is representing its members in employee management negotiation of job-related issues. Craft union: an organization of skilled specialists in a particular craft or trade; typically local or regional. Industrial union: consists of unskilled and semi-skilled workers in mass-production industries such as automobile manufacturing and mining. Independent local organization: a union that is not formally connected or affiliated with any other labour organization; also called the union local, local, or local union. Directly chartered union: a union that is directly affiliated to a labour congress to whom it pays per capita dues and receives services. National union: a union that only represents workers in canada. International union: a union that represents workers in canada and the united states. Unionization rate (union density): a measure of the percentage of employed individuals who are union members; also known as union density.