Assignment task:
Using the Seneca Library database, locate 4 (minimum) newspaper articles dealing with ONE strike in Ontario within the last 3 years (no older than January 2020. Provide the following: Name of Organization Name of Union & Local representing the Bargaining Unit Dates of the Strike
1. Apply one of the three strike theories from the course to explain why this strike occurred. 2. From
2. From the list of 6 causes, identify the relevant causes that led to the strike. To what extent do the causes of strike presented in Chapter 9 apply to this strike? Explain your answer. list of 6 causes, identify the relevant causes that led to the strike. To what extent do the causes of strike presented in Chapter 9 apply to this strike? Explain your answer.
3.Using the Ontario Ministry of Labour website, locate the Collective Agreement between the Organization I& Union identified in the Summary. Select a passage in the Collective Agreement that is reflective of one of the issues resolved through the strike action and include it as the answer to Q3
4. Why are most negotiations settled without a strike? Under what conditions might management choose to accept a strike? Link your answer to the Strike example you have identified.
5. Research to determine the growing sectors of the economy in Ontario, summarize your findings. Based on your research and the textbook, will strike rates increase, decrease, or remain stable in the next five years? Explain your answer using economic data.