Collective

Labor Legislation Analysis The goal of labor laws is to equalize the bargaining power between employers and employees. The laws mainly deal with the relationship between employers and unions. These laws allow employees the right to unionize, as well as allow employers and employees to engage in certain activities, such as strikes and picketing. There are also laws that are aimed at protecting employees in other ways, such as health. Two laws that will be discussed here are the Labor-Management…

In the late 19th century, the United States had no strong labor legislation that could intervene and solve the continuous unrest between workers and their employers. This led to several strikes by workers who had no means of pushing for their collective bargains except through strikes and go-slows. The strikes would often put pressure on employers and result in agreements between the two groups. However, at times it would also lead to many workers being laid off for their participation or…

federal government felt the need to establish the emergency wartime power for the national system of labor relations law. This was when the PC 1003 came into effect. P.C. 1003 with the federal and the provincial legislation recognized the right to the collective…

In 1929, the stock market crash wiped out 40 percent of the paper values of common stock. Politicians and industry leaders however, continued to predict a positive future of the nation’s economy even after the collapse. Nevertheless, the Depression continued to worsen as confidence and hope for a brighter future for the nation’s economy rapidly died and many lost their life savings. By 1932, approximately one out of every four Americans was unemployed. By 1933, the stock’s value on the New York…

Case study 5-2 is about the students at Yellowstone University as Teaching Assistants (TA), Research Assistants (RA), and Proctors. The case study talks about the course work and the work environments that go with each line of work. The TA’s demonstrate experiments to answer questions in an academic area of interest. The Ra’s perform research to their dissertation. The proctors are the ones that perform different duties for the University. Since the three jobs meet the common law test that the…

Traditional Unions and the Mexican Maquiladoras: Dispute and Fragmentation The first maquiladoras were established in the border cities of Nogales, Tijuana, Matamoros, and Ciudad Juarez in the 1960s and 1970s. There was a power struggle among the principal worker organizations (CTM, CROC, and COROM) to obtain the right to represent the workers during this period. This struggle provoked at least two types of labor actions. The first was focused on worker contracts and the right to control…

A labor union is an organization or wage earners that unite to promote and defend the interests of its members with respect to wages and working conditions. Labor unions first started in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the 1790s because of terrible working conditions. This contributed to worker strikes. A strike is a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain concession or concessions from their employer. However, employers did not like…

prerogative as the employee is being paid accordingly to skills and knowledge attained. Chan, C. K., & Hui, E. S. (2014) suggest “We anticipate that, in the foreseeable future, both collective bargaining by riot and party state-led collective bargaining will co-exist in China”. Although, China suggests in that collective bargaining in the future for their county will exist whether if it is by party state or strike using overt actions. Industrial conflict will always arise between the employment…

Strengths of each practise: Recruitment and selection The goal of this HR practice is to assist the Toronto Public Service (TPS) to attract and retain skilled, high performing and diverse workforce. The Toronto Public Service uses many programs to achieve this goal. The Toronto Public Service uses the career edge program that is run by the career edge organization. The career edge program has three different paid internship programs to attract talent from the globe and provide employment to all…

When viewing the video, I found it hard to believe that we were talking about Canada, a country that is rich with employers and employees who engage in rewarding work because of the collective bargaining process. As Friend and Foe provides a window into the labour movement in Canada and its turbulent struggles since its inception. This struggle resulted in the protections and rights that workers in Canada continue to enjoy today. The labour movement was born in Canada as industrialization…