labour law

Question 1

labour law

Answer 1

law that governs union-management relationships and employee-union relationships

-governed by provincial legislation

Question 2

purpose of labour law

Answer 2

1. promote industrial peace

2. allow employees to organize and bargain together

Question 3

employment law

Answer 3

law that govern employee-employer relationships where there is no union representation

Question 4

can engineers strike?

Answer 4

uh not really… duty to public prevails over union rules

Question 5

jurisdictional dispute

Answer 5

two or more unions each claim that the work in questions should be properly performed by its members

Question 6

three union arrangements

Answer 6

1. closed shop
   - membership of the union is a precondition prior to hiring
2. union shop
   - employees must become union members once they are hired
3. open shop
   - no union membership is required

Question 7

rand formula

Answer 7

a term in collective agreements that requires employees to pay a union due, but not necessarily join the union.

-benefit from union since unions bargaining power raises level of wages and benefits

Question 8

grievance

Answer 8

a complaint made by the union or on behalf of an employee or by the employer, stating that the other party has breached the collective agreement

-typically solved through arbitration