Worker Movement as a Union Issue: An Examination of Collective Bargaining Agreements in the Construction Sector in Alberta, Canada

Resource type
Author/contributor
Title
Worker Movement as a Union Issue: An Examination of Collective Bargaining Agreements in the Construction Sector in Alberta, Canada
Abstract
The fluctuating expansion of oil sands development in northern Alberta, Canada has led to employers hiring a large number of mobile workers. The working conditions for some of these mobile workers are modulated in part by unions through their role in negotiating of collective bargaining agreements. Using a social reproductive framework, this study has two main findings: through collective agreements mobile workers are treated as a distinct category of worker, and there is a simultaneous expansion of workplace rules and regulations alongside a divide of the workplace from the home. The resulting expansion of the union regulated space in contrast to the divide of workplace from the home challenges union revitalization efforts, while also reaffirming traditional gendered experiences of mobility.
Publication
Canadian Journal of Sociology
Volume
41
Issue
3
Pages
327-348
Date
2016
Language
en
ISSN
1710-1123
Short Title
Worker Movement as a Union Issue
Accessed
10/26/21, 5:37 PM
Library Catalog
journals.library.ualberta.ca
Rights
Copyright (c) 2016 Canadian Journal of Sociology
Extra
Number: 3
Citation
Cake, S. (2016). Worker Movement as a Union Issue: An Examination of Collective Bargaining Agreements in the Construction Sector in Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Sociology, 41(3), 327–348. https://doi.org/10.29173/cjs28275