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Building A Better World, 4th Edition

An Introduction to the Labour Movement in Canada

February 7, 2023 | Trade paperback
ISBN: 9781773635927
$34.00
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Description

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.

About this 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.

ISBN: 9781773635927
Format: Trade paperback
Pages: 288
Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
Published: 2023-02-07

Reviews

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.

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.

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