Legal Studies (LGST) 310
The Impact of the Canadian Charter on Labour Relations (Revision 2)
Revision 2 closed, replaced by current version.
Delivery Mode:Individualized study or grouped study.
Credits:3
Area of Study:Applied Studies
(Business and Administrative Studies)
Prerequisite:None.
Centre: Centre for Work and Community Studies
LGST 310 has a Challenge for Credit option.
Overview
LGST 310 examines the impact that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has had, and will continue to have, on industrial relations. The course will be of interest to those connected with the labour movement, with management, or involved in industrial relations.
Outline
Unit 1: The Charter in Historical Perspective
Unit 2: The Charter in its Constitutional Perspective
Unit 3: The Right to Collective Bargaining and to Strike
Unit 4: Union Security and the Charter
Unit 5: Equality Rights
Unit 6: Freedom of Expression
Unit 7: Mobility and Security Rights
Evaluation
To receive credit for LGST 310, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least “D” (50 percent) and a grade of at least 50 percent on the examination. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
| Exercise 1 | Exercise 2 | Exercise 3 | Exercise 4 | Final Exam | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 40% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbook
Sack, Jeffrey, and Ethan Poskanzer. 1984. Labour Law Terms: A Dictionary of Canadian Labour Law. Lancaster House.
Other Materials
The course materials include a study guide, a student manual, a book of cases, and a book of readings.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 2, May 15, 2000.
Last updated by SAS 09/10/2013 12:09:42
