Union Introduction and Terminology Flashcards
Labour union
Labour Union - a recognized organization of workers that negotiates matters of wages, working conditions, and benefits with employers. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is one of the largest unions in Canada.
Collective bargaining
Collective Bargaining - the negotiation between representatives of workers and employer(s) with the purpose of establishing terms and conditions of employment that are acceptable to both sides.
Strike
Strike - Withholding of labour services by members of a labour union
Picket line
Picket Line - a boundary established by workers on strike, especially at the entrance to the place of work, which others are asked not to cross.
Lockout
Lockout - the closing of a business by management in a dispute with labour. Management may lock out the workers if it does not want to meet the union’s demands.
Winnipeg strike timeline
- 1914: WW1 begins
- 1916: White women in Manitoba become the first in Canada to receive the right to vote in provincial elections, thanks to the leadership of Nellie McClung.
- 1917: The Russian Revolution. Lenin leads Marxist revolutionaries to topple the monarchy and establish the first Communist government in the world. This leads to Russia exiting the fighting in WWI.
- 1918: WWI comes to an end at 11 am, November 11th. Soldiers and nurses return to Canada to rebuild their lives.
- 1919: Conflict between workers, unions, business owners, political leaders, and budding Socialists/Communists leads to the Winnipeg General Strike. The response ends in violence.
Why strike?
Why were governments afraid of the Bolshevic revolution in Russia?
What does OBU stand for?
What were the strikers demands?
Which people created the citizen committe of one thousand?
How many people died?
What does CCF stand for?
What after?
- WW1 ended; food is expensive, low wages, wanted the right to collective bargaining
- Red scare: Governments feared the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia because it promoted a Communist ideology that encouraged workers to rise against capitalism, threatening existing political and economic systems, anti-communist sentiment.
- O.B.U = one big union
- Demands: Higher pay, better working conditions, 8 hour workday
- Citizen committee of one thousand; created by business leaders, politicians, and industrialists
- 1 person died
- CCF; Co-operative commonwealth federation
- Afterward, the labour laws were altered to give right to collective bargaining.
Who are the Uyghurs
What are the human rights violations?
What is China’s justification for camps?
- Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central and East Asia. Living in Xinjiang
- Human rights violations against Uyghurs in Xinjiang: 1. Mass detention of over one million Uyghurs in “re-education camps” and prisons. 2. Forced sterilizations and separation of children from families.
3. Systematic destruction of Uyghur culture, including banning religious practices and destroying mosques. 4.Reports of torture, mass rape, and forced labor. - China’s justification for camps:
China claims the camps combat terrorism, re-educate extremists, and maintain stability in Xinjiang.
What is genocide?
What is the UN’s stance on this genocide?
Ways to end the genocide?
- Definition of genocide:
Genocide is the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. - UN’s stance on the genocide:
A UN human rights committee reported credible evidence in 2018 of China holding up to a million people in “counter-extremism centers” in Xinjiang. - Ways to end the genocide:
Increase international pressure through sanctions and diplomatic action. Promote awareness and investigate forced labor in global supply chains to discourage complicity.
Worker exploitation
Worker Exploitation: The unfair treatment of workers through low wages, unsafe working conditions, excessive working hours, or denial of basic rights and benefits for profit.
