Kumar / Schenk Paths to Union Renewal

Canadian Experience
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-4426-0223-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten

"The diverse cases and experiences examined in this book hold valuable lessons for labour everywhere." - Elaine Bernard, Harvard Law School

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kumar, Pradeep

Schenk, Chris

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures and Tables
Contributors
Acknowledgements Introduction
Pradeep Kumar and Christopher Schenk Part I: Union Renewal and the State of Unions in Canada Chapter 1:Union Renewal and Organizational Change: A Review of the Literature
Pradeep Kumar and Christopher Schenk Chapter 2:Rowing Against the Tide: The Struggle to Raise Union Density in a Hostile Environment
Andrew Jackson Chapter 3:Innovation in Canadian Unions: Patterns, Causes and Consequences
Pradeep Kumar and Gregor Murray Chapter 4:Women are Key to Union Renewal: Lessons from the Canadian Labour Movement
Charlotte Yates Chapter 5: Globalization and Union Renewal: Perspectives from the Quebec Labour Movement
Christian Levesque and Gregor Murray Part II: Case Studies on Union Renewal Chapter 6: The BCGEU: The Road to Renewal
Gary Steeves Chapter 7:Union Renewal and CUPE
Jane Stinson and Morna Ballantyne Chapter 8: Union Resistance and Union Renewal in the CAW
David Robertson and Bill Murninghan Chapter 9: Rank-and-File Involvement in Policy-Making at the CEP
Keith R. Newman Chapter 10: Mobilizing Young People: A Case Study of UFCW Canada Youth Programs and Initiatives
Anna Liu and Christopher O’Halloran Chapter 11: Renewal from Different Directions: The Case of UNITE-HERE Local 75
Steven Tufts Chapter 12:Building Capacity for Global Action: Steelworkers' Humanity Fund
Judith Marshall and Jorge Garcia-Orgales Part III: Unions and Community: Campaigns and Organizing Chapter 13: Community Unionism and Labour Movement Renewal: Organizing for Fair Employment
Cynthia J. Cranford, Mary Gellatly, Deena Ladd, and Leah F. Vosko Chapter 14: The Workers’ Organizing and Resource Centre in Winnipeg
Geoff Bickerton and Catherine Stearns Chapter 15: A Community Coalition in Defense of Public Medicare
Natalie Mehra Chapter 16: Organizing Call Centres: The Steelworkers' Experience
Julie Guard, Jorge Garcia-Orgales, Mercedes Steedman, and D’Arcy Martin Part IV: Leadership Development and Education Chapter 17: Increasing Inter-Union Cooperation and Co-ordination: The BC Federation of Labour Organizing Institute
John Weir Chapter 18: Union Education, Union Leadership and Union Renewal: The Role of PEL
Johanna Weststar Index "

Über Autor(innen)

KumarPradeep:
Pradeep Kumar is Professor Emeritus and director of MIR program in the School of Policy Studies at Queen's University, Kingston. His books include From Uniformity to Divergence: Industrial Relations in Canada and the United States (IRC Press, 1993) and Unions and Workplace Change in Canada: Union Perceptions of Impacts, Responses and Support Systems (IRC Press, 1999). SchenkChris:
Christopher Schenk is a union activist, steward, chief steward, and union staff member. For the last 14 years he has served as the Research Director of the Ontario Federation of Labour. He received his Ph.D. in sociology and industrial relations from the University of Toronto.