{"product_id":"paths-to-union-renewal-canadian-experiences-paperback-softback-9781551930589","title":"Paths to Union Renewal; Canadian Experiences (Paperback \/ softback) 9781551930589","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePaths to Union Renewal\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCanadian Experiences\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePradeep Kumar (Edited by), Chris Schenk (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781551930589\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 November 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 1.7 cm, 0.46 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book focuses on the efforts and progress of union revitalization and organizing, and documents the renewal initiatives undertaken by unions in Canada. Unions, separately or in coalition with other unions or social groups, have begun to re-examine the basis of their organization and activity in the face of a harsher economic and political climate. Signs of union renewal include increased rank-and-file participation in the life of the union, increased democratic decision-making, evidence of new horizontal union structures, the development of a worker-centred societal vision, and a new emphasis on organizing both internally and externally. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaths to Union Renewal\u003c\/i\u003e addresses a subject of considerable political and social importance about which there have been a number of debates. A key impetus for this re-examination has originated in the United States where decades-long union decline has engendered new ideas adopted by a number of unions and the national central labour body the AFL-CIO. This in turn has led to debates on renewal strategies in Western Europe and Anglo-Saxon countries from Britain to Australia. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDespite this, little detailed research of the processes, structures, and implications of union renewal has been undertaken across Canada. \u003ci\u003ePaths to Union Renewal\u003c\/i\u003e fills this gap by critically examining union renewal in a variety of unions, providing a basis for informed discussion and debate on the role and place of trade unions in contemporary society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Tables\u003cbr\u003e  Contributors\u003cbr\u003e  Acknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-STYLE:' italic\u003ePradeep Kumar and Christopher Schenk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-WEIGHT:' bold\u003ePart I: Union Renewal and the State of Unions in Canada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Union Renewal and Organizational Change: A Review of the Literature \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-STYLE:' italic\u003ePradeep Kumar and Christopher Schenk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Rowing Against the Tide: The Struggle to Raise Union Density in a Hostile Environment \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-STYLE:' italic\u003eAndrew Jackson \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Innovation in Canadian Unions: Patterns, Causes and Consequences \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-STYLE:' italic\u003ePradeep Kumar and Gregor Murray \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Women are Key to Union Renewal: Lessons from the Canadian Labour Movement \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-STYLE:' italic\u003eCharlotte Yates \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Globalization and Union Renewal: Perspectives from the Quebec Labour Movement \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-STYLE:' italic\u003eChristian Levesque and Gregor Murray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-WEIGHT:' bold\u003ePart II: Case Studies on Union Renewal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: The BCGEU: The Road to Renewal\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-STYLE:' italic\u003eGary Steeves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Union Renewal and CUPE \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-STYLE:' italic\u003eJane Stinson and Morna Ballantyne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Union Resistance and Union Renewal in the CAW \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-STYLE:' italic\u003eDavid Robertson and Bill Murninghan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Rank-and-File Involvement in Policy-Making at the CEP \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-STYLE:' italic\u003eKeith R. Newman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Mobilizing Young People: A Case Study of UFCW Canada Youth Programs and Initiatives \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-STYLE:' italic\u003eAnna Liu and Christopher O'Halloran\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Renewal from Different Directions: The Case of UNITE-HERE Local 75  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-STYLE:' italic\u003eSteven Tufts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Building Capacity for Global Action: Steelworkers' Humanity Fund  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-STYLE:' italic\u003eJudith Marshall and Jorge Garcia-Orgales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-WEIGHT:' bold\u003ePart III: Unions and Community: Campaigns and Organizing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Community Unionism and Labour Movement Renewal: Organizing for Fair Employment \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-STYLE:' italic\u003eCynthia J. Cranford, Mary Gellatly, Deena Ladd, and Leah F. Vosko\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: The Workers' Organizing and Resource Centre in Winnipeg \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-STYLE:' italic\u003eGeoff Bickerton and Catherine Stearns           \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: A Community Coalition in Defense of Public Medicare \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-STYLE:' italic\u003eNatalie Mehra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Organizing Call Centres: The Steelworkers' Experience \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-STYLE:' italic\u003eJulie Guard, Jorge Garcia-Orgales, Mercedes Steedman, and D\u0026amp;#x2019;Arcy Martin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-WEIGHT:' bold\u003ePart IV: Leadership Development and Education\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Increasing Inter-Union Cooperation and Co-ordination: The BC Federation of Labour Organizing Institute \u003cbr\u003e  John Weir\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Union Education, Union Leadership and Union Renewal: The Role of PEL \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style='\"\"FONT-STYLE:' italic\u003eJohanna Weststar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIndex \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52619274354968,"sku":"9781551930589","price":22.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/paths-to-union-renewal-canadian-experiences-paperback-softback-9781551930589","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}