Examines the Canadian employment relationship in unionized settings. Organized labour is explored as a response to the imbalance of power between an individual worker and an employer. Topics include union certification, collective bargaining, strikes and lock-outs, and grievance and arbitration processes, as well as the historical conditions and laws that encourage and constrain worker collective action. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPermission of the department required Prerequisite(s): COMM 211.3. Note: Students may receive credit for only one of COMM 206.3, INDR 281.3 or COMM 381.3.
Examines the Canadian employment relationship in unionized settings. Organized labour is explored as a response to the imbalance of power between an individual worker and an employer. Topics include union certification, collective bargaining, strikes and lock-outs, and grievance and arbitration processes, as well as the historical conditions and laws that encourage and constrain worker collective action. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPermission of the department required Prerequisite(s): COMM 211.3. Note: Students may receive credit for only one of COMM 206.3, INDR 281.3 or COMM 381.3.