Labour Relations
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 A New Kind of UnionUnifor and the birth of the modern Canadian union |
This book describes the unique process by which the Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW) and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) decided not just to merge but to create … | Fred Wilson | 256 | 2019 | View |
 Hollow Work, Hollow Society?Globalization and the Casual Labour Problem in Canada |
More and more people in Canada and other Western countries are now working at part-time, short-term and other casual jobs. People are now asking: What happened to full-time employment? Why is … | Dave Broad | 112 | 2000 | View |
 NEW! Leading ProgessThe Professional Institute of the Public Service Canada, 1920–2020 |
On February 6, 1920, a small group of public service employees met for the first time to form a professional association. A century later, the Professional Institute of the Public Service Canada … | Jason Russell | 272 | 2020 | View |
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From ForewordFrom: A New Kind of Union |
Jerry Dias, president of Unifor, overviews why Unifor is an important institution in Canadian labour and briefly documents his experience in its foundation. | Jerry Dias | 4 | 2019 | $0.40 Add |
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From NEW! IntroductionFrom: Leading Progess |
- | Jason Russell | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
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From ForewordFrom: A New Kind of Union |
Peter Kennedy, Unifor’s former secretary treasurer, briefly explains why he is proud to have played a part in the creation of Unifor. | Peter Kennedy | 4 | 2019 | $0.40 Add |
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From NEW! Starting as Professionals, 1920-1969From: Leading Progess |
In this chapter, the author discusses how the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada emerged and changed along with Canada during its first fifty years, when major external and … | Jason Russell | 27 | 2020 | $2.70 Add |
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From IntroductionFrom: A New Kind of Union |
An introduction to the development Canadian labour has undergone in the 21st century. Highlights some of the key players and organizations in the creation of Unifor as well as gives background … | Fred Wilson | 12 | 2019 | $1.20 Add |
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From NEW! We Are a Union, What Do We Do Now? 1970-79From: Leading Progess |
This chapter discusses who belonged to and led PIPSC in the 1970s, how collective bargaining took place, and what policy positions the Institute adopted. It also explores the collective … | Jason Russell | 33 | 2020 | $3.30 Add |
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From A Moment of TruthFrom: A New Kind of Union |
Documents Canadian labour and the issues that it faced from 2011 – 2012. Details the key events and discussions which led to the creation of Unifor and gives a history of the roles … | Fred Wilson | 31 | 2019 | $3.10 Add |
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From NEW! Achieving Better Results for Members, 1980-89From: Leading Progess |
This chapter describes the issues confronting the PIPSC in the 1980s and how PIPSC responded to these new challenges, drawing on interviews with current and past PIPSC members. | Jason Russell | 30 | 2020 | $3.00 Add |
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From Globalization, Industrial Restructuring and Labour |
- | Dave Broad | 29 | 2000 | $5.51 Add |
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From NEW! Nothing Can Be Taken for Granted, 1990-1999From: Leading Progess |
In this chapter, Russell details how PIPSC addressed the ideological changes of the 1990s, including a rightward shift in the Canadian political landscape, the growth of neoliberal policies, and … | Jason Russell | 39 | 2020 | $3.90 Add |
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From A Union for EveryoneFrom: A New Kind of Union |
Describes the continued efforts of the CEP and the CAW to negotiate the New Union Project from 2012-2013. Analyzes debates over how the new union can represent Canadians from a wide variety of … | Fred Wilson | 38 | 2019 | $3.80 Add |
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From NEW! Into a New Century, 2000-09From: Leading Progess |
This chapter describes how the PIPSC dealt with issues in the first decade of the 2000s, including Y2K and the globalization of computer systems, the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the Canadian war … | Jason Russell | 29 | 2020 | $2.90 Add |
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From NEW! Stepping Up to a Larger Union Stage, 2010-19From: Leading Progess |
In this chapter, Russell explores how PIPSC dealt with issues and opportunities as it approached its hundred-year aniversary. PIPSC members confronted the Harper government’s muzzling of … | Jason Russell | 34 | 2020 | $3.40 Add |
