Labor Unions - Significant Events in The Life of a Union

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Significant events in the life of a union.....................................................................................2
Current issues being faced by the union....................................................................................3
Personal observation..................................................................................................................3
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................4
References..................................................................................................................................4

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Introduction
A union refers to group of employees who wish to deal with employers on various
issues such as benefits available to employees, wages, work conditions and similar other
factors. Moreover it is necessary to have an effective bargaining relationship between the
employees and the employers as it leads to benefit of both the parties. The union selected for
the purpose of this study is the Alberta Union of provincial employees (Ferguson, 1981). The
union was established in the year 1919 as an association of civil service (Aupe.org, 2020).
Moreover the union was formed under Alberta societies act. Moreover the union provides its
employees the benefits of job protection, health benefits in addition to more money, vacation
benefits and its access to educational courses meetings and conferences.
Significant events in the life of a union
One of the most significant events in the life of Alberta union of provincial
employees, the union forced the government into paying a hike to the employees for about
7.85 % (Aupe.org, 2020). This is so because since 2015, Alberta has been facing job cuts and
reduced pay structures. Therefore in order to overcome the same issues, the Union had
engaged in the same activity. However this activity was considered to be far from reality
because the government was Alberta had been successful in keeping the jobs of the
employees somehow and it was very difficult to even raise the pay. And therefore it was felt
as if the employees had lost complete touch with the reality. Another major event of Alberta
Union of provincial employees includes- Letters for collective bargaining being sent to the
union amid the situation of job cuts (McKENNA, 1989). In such a situation the Alberta
Union of provincial employees, stimulated about 5900 government job cut (Aupe.org, 2020).
The third important event in the life of Alberta Union of provincial employees includes- the