Paths to Union Renewal

Canadian Experiences
Herausgeber: Kumar, Pradeep; Schenk, Chris

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781551930589
• ISBN-10: 1551930587
• Artikelnr.: 42834601

Autorenporträt

Edited by Pradeep Kumar and Christopher Schenk

Inhaltsangabe

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