The Erosion of Workers' Rights in Saskatchewan: The Saskatchewan Party, Labour Law Reform and Organized Labour, 2007-2020
Resource type
Authors/contributors
- Stevens, Andrew (Author)
- Smith, Charles (Author)
- Jaffe, JoAnn (Editor)
- Elliott, Patricia W. (Editor)
- Sellers, Cora (Editor)
Title
The Erosion of Workers' Rights in Saskatchewan: The Saskatchewan Party, Labour Law Reform and Organized Labour, 2007-2020
Abstract
Examines the anti-union legislative record of the Saskatchewan Party, which saw one of its core bills - prohibition of the right to strike in a broad range of public sector services - struck down by the Supreme Court; however, the court upheld a companion bill that undermined workers' ability. Provides background on provincial labour regimes since the landmark Trade Union Act of 1944 that was passed by the CCF government of Tommy Douglas. Concludes that the Saskatchewan Party has done more than any previous conservative government to curtail the right of workers to organize and take job action. Also notes that the provincial minimum wage is the lowest in the country.
Book Title
Divided: Populism, Polarization & Power in the New Saskatchewan
Place
Halifax
Publisher
Fernwood
Date
2021
Pages
227-245
Language
English
ISBN
978-1-77363-480-7
Notes
Abstract by Desmond Maley.
Citation
Stevens, A., & Smith, C. (2021). The Erosion of Workers’ Rights in Saskatchewan: The Saskatchewan Party, Labour Law Reform and Organized Labour, 2007-2020. In J. Jaffe, P. W. Elliott, & C. Sellers (Eds.), Divided: Populism, Polarization & Power in the New Saskatchewan (pp. 227–245). Fernwood. https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/divided
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