Day 7
If you have completed all the assignments from the previous days, this should be your last day of pre-placement lessons and activities!
The final area to explore involves Labour Unions.
Generally, unions are organizations of workers who have come together to achieve common goals such as protecting the integrity of theirtrade, improving safety standards, achieving higher pay and benefits such as health care and retirement, increasing the number of employees an employer assigns to complete the work, and better working conditions.
The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members (rank and file members) and negotiates labour contracts (collective bargaining) with employers. The most common purpose of these associations or unions is "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment. This may include the negotiation of wages, work rules, complaint procedures, rules governing hiring, firing and promotion of workers, benefits, workplace safety and policies.
Please read through the following article on Unions: Labour Unions
Assignments:
Before I'm allowed to go to work......
Wrap up!
Finish up all assignments from Pre-placement- ensure pre-placement checklist is complete.
The following assignments are due at the end of your first week at work:
2) Tasks and duties. Click this link.
3) Transportation Memorandum - if you are going to be travelling in an employee vehicle.
4) Signatures of the two supervisors who will be signing your log sheets.
Have fun on your first day!