Canadian Labour Relations: Law, Policy, and Practice

Canadian Labour Relations: Law, Policy, and Practice, 2nd Edition offers non-legal students an in-depth exploration of work-related law, policy, and current issues. Topics include the unionization process, collective bargaining, regulation of unions, industrial conflict, collective agreement administration, and notable court decisions. Practical problem-solving exercises and questions are featured throughout in order to help readers apply the law to real-life scenarios. This edition includes updated legislation, mock arbitration and negotiation scenarios, and an entirely new section that explores key policy issues and debates. --Publisher's description. "The text is a companion volume to The Law of Work: Common Law and the Regulation of Work. It provides an in-depth exploration of the unionization process, collective bargaining, the regulation of unions, industrial conflict, collective agreement administration, and more." Contents: Part I. The law of work : themes, frameworks, and perspectives. Canadian law of work in a nutshell -- A framework for analyzing the law of work -- Key perspectives that shape the law of work -- What is employment? -- Part II. The collective bargaining regime. Introduction to the collective bargaining regime and the Canadian labour movement -- A brief history of labour and the law -- Why do workers join unions and what effects do unions have on business? -- The unionization process -- Unfair labour practices and the right to organize -- Collective bargaining and making a collective agreement -- The law of industrial conflict -- The collective agreement -- Grievances, the labour arbitration, and "just cause" in the unionized workplace -- The regulation of unions : legal status, the duty of fair representation, and decertification -- Public sector labour relations -- Part III. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms and work -- Globalization and the law of work : international labour law and trade law -- Part IV. Issues and debates in industrial relations and collective bargaining. Issue: card-check or mandatory vote: which model better measures employees' desire to unionize? -- Issue: is the Wagner model of collective bargaining good for Canadian workers? -- Issue: should minority unionism be recognized and promoted in Canadian labour policy? -- Issue: should Canada adopt right to work laws? -- Issue: should the use of replacement workers be prohibited? -- Issue: should public sector workers have the right to strike? -- Issue: Has the Charter advanced labour rights?