Alberta Union Labour Relations

Running Head: Labour Relations 1
Albert Union Labour Relations
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Labour Relations 2
Introduction
Alberta Union was initiated in the year 1919 as a Civil Service Association of Alberta.
The union was established in accordance with Canadian Societies Act by a quorum of founding
members and it became recognized as the spokesperson of state employees for a period of more
than fifty years (Foster, 2014). In 1948 Labour Act made union strikes illegal while negotiations
were underway, the arrested union leaders were held responsible for their members’ actions in
the event of an illegal strike, and ruled that any effort to bring together the workforce would
require the consent of the employer (Waterman, 2016).
The Alberta Union of workers initiated the Compliance, Safety, and Accountability in its
efforts to protect the rights of its registered employees. In 1976, a great number of members
ganged up to repel some sections of the union legislation and the Employees were immediately
answered to accommodate the needs of the members to avoid an uprising.
According to Major & Winter, (2013), in Worker safety in Alberta, the union is considered the
prominent labour group, representing several workers in the state-owned companies. A great
number of Alberta union members work in state-owned corporations (Major & Winters, 2013).
Significant Events
Alberta played a major role in the evolution of Canada's Labor movement in the years
before World War II. In the year 1977, the union underwent through a historic event where
regulations passed by the earlier top management were ultimately repelled. The new regime
called for new legislation that was greatly approved and it established Alberta Union Provincial
Employees (AUPE) an authentic and recognized union (Foster, Taylor & Khan, 2015).
According to Major & Winter, (2013), in the community be the necessity, the workplace
has undergone great changes since the passing of the Labour Relations Code in 1988. The