module 2-3 Flashcards
business unionism
a type of trade union that is opposed to class or revolutionary unionism and has the principle that unions should be run like businesses
constructive dismissal
occurs when an employee resigns as a result of the employer creating a hostile work environment. Since the resignation was not truly voluntary, it is, in effect, a termination.
craft unions
trade union combining workers who are engaged in a particular craft or skill but who may work for various employers and at various locations
economic environment
all the economic factors that affect commercial and consumer behavior. The economic environment consists of all the external factors in the immediate marketplace and the broader economy. These factors can influence a business, i.e., how it operates and how successful it might become.
employee relations
organization’s efforts to create and maintain a positive relationship with its employees.
human resources management
concerned with hiring, motivating, and maintaining workforce in an organization
industrial relations
multidisciplinary academic field that studies the employment relationship; that is, the complex interrelations between employers and employees, labor/trade unions, employer organizations and the state.
industrial unions
trade union organizing method through which all workers in the same industry are organized into the same union—regardless of skill or trade—thus giving workers in one industry, or in all industries, more leverage in bargaining and in strike situations.
just cause
employer must have a reason
labour relations
refers to the relationship between employers and employees in industry, and the political decisions and laws that affect it
legal environment
refers to all the legal surroundings that affect project activities. It consists of an array of acts, rules, regulations. It defines what projects can and cannot do.
political environment
can impact business organizations in many ways. It could add a risk factor and lead to a major loss. You should understand that the political factors have the power to change results. It can also affect government policies at local to federal level.
Privy Council Order 1003
granting to Canadian workers collective-bargaining rights that American workers already enjoyed under the Wagner Act
reasonable notice
Amount of time before quitting / firing
social environment
sociocultural context or milieu refers to the immediate physical and social setting in which people live or in which something happens or develops.
social unionism
generally understood to involve both engagement with social justice struggles beyond the workplace and methods of union activity beyond the collective bargaining process, is claimed to increase the labour movement’s organizing capacity, bargaining power, and social and political weight.
technological environment
How technology alters work palce
Wagner Act
model of labour relations permits a sufficiently large sector of employees to choose to associate themselves with a particular trade union and, if necessary, to decertify a union that fails to serve their needs.
wrongful dismissal
Dismissed for wrong reasons
situation in which an employee’s contract of employment has been terminated by the employer, where the termination breaches one or more terms of the contract of employment, or a statute provision or rule in employment law.
yellow dog contract
an agreement between an employer and an employee in which the employee agrees, as a condition of employment, not to be a member of a labor union.
business agent
an individual who manages another person’s, company’s, or group’s business affairs
directly chartered union
a local union that has received a charter directly from a labour congress and is not part of a national or international union
independent local unions
Unions that do not belong to a national or international union, such as faculty associations at some universities
international union
has members in more than one country
