Building A Better World, 4th Edition: An Introduction to the Labour Movement in Canada

by Stephanie Ross, Larry Savage

Overview

This fourth edition of Building a Better World offers a comprehensive introductory overview of Canada’s labour movement. The book explores 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. This new and expanded edition also analyzes the challenges facing today’s labour movement as a result of COVID-19 and the strategies being developed to overcome them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781773635927
Publisher:	Fernwood Publishing
Publication date:	02/07/2023
Edition description:	4th ed.
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.25(d)

About the Author

Stephanie Ross (Author)
Stephanie Ross is the Director of the School of Labour Studies at McMaster University.

Larry Savage (Author)

Larry Savage is Chair of the Department of Labour Studies at Brock University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: What Is a Union?
Chapter 2: Understanding Unions
Chapter 3: Early Union Struggles in Canada
Chapter 4: From Keynesianism to Neoliberalism and Beyond: Union Breakthroughs and Challenges
Chapter 5: Unions in the Workplace
Chapter 6: Unions and Political Action
Chapter 7: How Do Unions Work?
Chapter 8: What Difference Do Unions Make?
Chapter 9: Who Belongs to Unions? Who Doesn’t and Why?
Chapter 10: The Future of Unions: Decline or Renewal?
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Index:

Editorial Reviews

This fourth edition of Building a Better World, which has been updated to reflect current social and economic conditions, is an essential text for all those who want to understand both the role of unions in today’s workplaces and how unions continue to be a crucial force for progressive social change.

Mark P. Thomas

Ross and Savage, two of Canada’s foremost experts in labour studies, detail the evolving struggle of Canadian workers to defend themselves under capitalism. They chronicle how workers have organized to improve working conditions, pay and a better life. Workers wanting to organize as well as students of labour studies will find this book essential reading.

Peggy Nash