Unions Matter

Advancing Democracy, Economic Equality, and Social Justice

Matthew Behrens, Canadian Foundation for Labour (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2014
Between the Lines (Verlag)
978-1-77113-132-2 (ISBN)

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Income inequality has risen rapidly over the past three decades. In Canada it is now at its highest level since 1928. One of the root causes: the consistent chipping away of labour rights. The labour movement has been left unable to maintain membership levels and incapable of narrowing the income gap through collective bargaining, with profound implications for Canadians. Labour rights are human rights. They provide a powerful democratic counterweight to the growing power of corporations and the wealthy, and are key to a functioning democracy. Unions Matter affirms the critical role that unions and strong labour rights play in creating greater economic equality and promoting the social well-being of all citizens.

The Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights (CFLR) is a national voice devoted to promoting labour rights as an important means to strengthening democracy, equality, and economic justice here in Canada and internationally. CFLR was established and is sponsored by the National Union of Public and General Employees and the United Food and Commercial Workers - Canada.

IntroductionUnions Promote Fairness - James Clancy; Part One Reducing Income Inequality through Labour Rights Chapter 1 Why Unions Matter: Unions, Income Inequality, and Regressive Labour Laws - Garry Sran with James Clancy, Derek Fudge, and Michael Lynk; Chapter 2 Income Inequality in Canada: History and Trends - Armine Yalnizyan; Chapter 3 Increasing Inequality: The Challenge to Canadian Unions - Lars Osberg; Chapter 4 Labour Law and Labour Rights: The Wagner Act in Canada - Michael Lynk; Part TwoPromoting Democracy, Economic Equality, and Social Rights; Chapter 5Unions and Democratic Governance: Empowering Participatory Citizenship - Nathalie Des Rosiers; Chapter 6 Advancing Human Rights for All Canadians: The Struggle for Equality - Paul Champ; Chapter 7 A Changing Tide Hurts Vulnerable Workers: A Case Study on Migrant Workers - Naveen Mehta; Part Three Constitutional Protection of Labour Rights Chapter 8 Who Owns Charter Values? A Mobilization Strategy for the Labour Movement - Fay Faraday and Eric Tucker; Chapter 9 Freedom of Association: The Right to Bargain Collectively and the Right to Organize - Paul J.J. Cavalluzzo and Adrienne Telford; Chapter 10 Constitutional Protection for the Right to Strike: The Role of the Courts - Steven Barrett and Benjamin Oliphant; Chapter 11 Working towards Equality: Putting Vision into Practice - Fay Faraday; Chapter 12 The Power of Collective Bargaining: International Rights in a Neoliberal Age - John Hendy, Notes, Contributors, Index

Zusatzinfo	illustrations (black and white)
Verlagsort	Ontario
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
ISBN-10	1-77113-132-2 / 1771131322
ISBN-13	978-1-77113-132-2 / 9781771131322
Zustand	Neuware