Building a Better World, 3rd Edition

Name: Building a Better World, 3rd Edition
Brand: Fernwood Publishing
SKU: 9781773633305
Price: 19.99 EUR
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ISBN: 978-1-773-63330-5

An Introduction to the Labour Movement in Canada, 3rd Edition

de Stephanie Ross (auteur), Larry Savage (auteur), Errol Black (auteur), Jim Silver (auteur)

Maison d'édition : Fernwood Publishing

mai 2020

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Résumé

This third edition of Building a Better World offers a comprehensive introductory overview of Canada’s labour movement. The book includes an analysis of why workers form unions; assesses their organization and democratic potential; examines issues related to collective bargaining, grievances and strike activity; charts the historical development of labour unions; and describes the gains unions have achieved for their members and all working people.

Auteur

Stephanie Ross (auteur)

Stephanie Ross is the Director of the School of Labour Studies at McMaster University.
Larry Savage (auteur)

Larry Savage is Chair of the Department of Labour Studies at Brock University.
Errol Black (auteur)

Errol Black was a professor, activist and city councillor who wrote about politics, economics and labour, including the first two editions of Building a Better World.
Jim Silver (auteur)

Jim Silver is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Winnipeg who has written extensively on poverty and related issues, including public housing and low-income rental housing, community development and education, adult education, and Indigenous street gangs. He is a founding member of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–Manitoba and played a key role in the establishment of Merchants Corner, a University of Winnipeg off-campus site in Winnipeg’s low-income and racialized North End.