Union Learning

Union Learning
Author: Jeffery M. Taylor
Publisher: Thompson Educational Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Labor unions and education
ISBN: 9781550771176

Over 100,000 Canadian workers participate annually in educational programs conducted by their union or the broader labour organizations to which their union belongs. Union-based education is the most significant non-vocational education available to working people. This activity has been going on for decades, and Jeffery Taylor's Union Learning: Canadian Labour Education in the Twentieth Century is the first comprehensive history of it. Union Learning chronicles the rise and decline of the Workers' Educational Association, the development of internal union educational programs, the consolidation of the Canadian Labour Congress's educational system after 1956, the origin and growth of the Labour College of Canada, and the patchy history of university and college involvement in labour education. Taylor argues that a new emphasis on broad-based and activist education today promises to rekindle the sense of an educational movement that was present in the labour movement in the 1930s and 1940s. The book includes a number of illustrative sidebars and photographs. He has developed a website containing images, video and other materials related to the history of labour education in Canada: http: //unionlearning.athabascau.ca

Paths to Union Renewal

Paths to Union Renewal
Author: Pradeep Kumar
Publisher: Broadview Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781551930589

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

The Workers' Revolt in Canada, 1917-1925

The Workers' Revolt in Canada, 1917-1925
Author: Craig Heron
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 412
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780802080820

A clear, concise portrait of one of the most dramatic moments in the history of working-class life and class relations generally in Canada - the upsurge of working-class protest at the end of the First World War.

Provincial Solidarities

Provincial Solidarities
Author: David Frank
Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1927356237

Provincial Solidarities tells the story of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour--part of the history of working class struggles in Canada.

Industrial Relations in Canada

Industrial Relations in Canada
Author: Fiona McQuarrie
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2015-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118878396

Fiona McQuarrie's Industrial Relations in Canada received wide praise for helping students to understand the complex and sometimes controversial field of Industrial Relations, by using just the right blend of practice, process, and theory. The text engages business students with diverse backgrounds and teaches them how an understanding of this field will help them become better managers. The fourth edition retains this student friendly, easy-to-read approach, praised by both students and instructors across the country. The goal of the fourth edition was to enhance and refine this approach while updating the latest research findings and developments in the field.

The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History

The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History
Author: Craig Heron
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
Total Pages: 367
Release: 1996
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 155028522X

The Canadian Labour Movement is a fascinating story that brings to life the working men and women who built Canada's unions. This concise history recounts the story of Canadian labour from the nineteenth century to the present day. First published in 1989, it has been updated to include new developments in the world of labour up to 1995. Heron depicts the major events and trends in labour's history, and assesses the current state and direction of the labour movement. The Canadian Labour Movement is a masterful overview of the subject, providing a broad and accessible introduction to Canadian labour.