Basics
An organized group of workers that works to protect employee rights and improve working conditions.
What is a Union?
A public holiday recognized by law.
What is a Statutory Holiday?
Unwanted behaviour that creates an intimidating or hostile workplace.
What is Harassment?
A process where a neutral third party makes a binding decision to settle a dispute.
What is Arbitration?
A workplace that only hires union members.
What is a Closed Shop?
A person who works as a separate business and is not considered an employee.
What is an Independent Contractor?
Laws that protect people from discrimination and unfair treatment. It is these laws that protect workers from discrimination. Not to be confused with the Charter.
What is Human Rights Legislation?
Policies or practices that appear neutral but unfairly affect certain groups.
What is Adverse Effect Discrimination?
A process where a neutral third party helps resolve a dispute.
What is Mediation?
A workplace where employees are not required to join a union.
What is an Open Shop?
When an employee resigns because the employer has made working conditions unbearable
What is Constructive Dismissal?
Federal legislation that outlines workplace rights and responsibilities in Canada.
What is the Canada Labour Code?
Leaving a job without notice and without intending to return.
What is Job Abandonment?
A formal complaint filed by an employee or union regarding workplace issues.
What is a Grievance?
A workplace where employees must join the union after being hired.
What is a Union Shop?
A work stoppage by employees to pressure an employer during a labour dispute.
What is a Strike?
A workplace safety system that provides information about hazardous materials.
What is WHMIS?
Time away from work granted to a parent before and after the birth of a child.
What is Maternity Leave?
When groups of employees negotiate as a group for wages, benefits, and working conditions.
What is Collective Bargaining?
A workplace where employees do not have to join the union but must still pay union dues.
What is an Agency Shop?
When an employer prevents workers from working during a labour dispute.
What is a Lockout?
A program that provides benefits to workers injured on the job.
What is Workers’ Compensation?
Rules and practices designed to keep workers safe on the job.
What is Occupational Health and Safety?
A fair and legally valid reason for disciplining or dismissing an employee.
What is Just Cause?
A rule requiring all workers in a unionized workplace to pay union dues.
A rule requiring all workers in a unionized workplace to pay union dues.What is the Rand Formula?