LAW4126

Labour organisations 406

(LAW)

Not offered in 2002

Associate Professor Marilyn Pittard

6 points + Three 1-hour lectures per week + Clayton

Synopsis: The rights and obligations of associations of employees and employers and the relationship of the individual member to an association. The right to strike (the industrial torts and boycott laws and immunity in context of negotiating agreements). Trade union recognition and status (questions of incorporation; role of unions and employer associations). Trade union rules; right to membership. Elections, secret ballots and remedies for election 'irregularities'. Conscientious objection to union membership. Equal opportunity and discrimination laws in respect of union members.

Assessment: Written research assignment (2500 words) or class test (50 minutes): 30% + Final examination (2.5 hours): 70%