The ‘Great Recession,’ the Employers’ Offensive and Canadian Public Sector Unions

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Author/contributor
Title
The ‘Great Recession,’ the Employers’ Offensive and Canadian Public Sector Unions
Abstract
The global economic crisis and its effects have changed the context for public sector unions in Canada. There is evidence that an intensified offensive against public sector unions is beginning. Few public sector unions are prepared to respond adequately to such an offensive, as the important 2009 strike by Toronto municipal workers illustrates. In this more difficult context, change within public sector unions is increasingly urgent. The most promising direction for union renewal lies in the praxis of social movement unionism. However, there are very few signs of moves to promote this approach within Canadian public sector unions.
Publication
Socialist Studies / Études socialistes
Volume
7
Issue
1 / 2
Pages
95-115
Date
2011
Language
en
ISSN
1918-2821
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Citation
Camfield, D. (2011). The ‘Great Recession,’ the Employers’ Offensive and Canadian Public Sector Unions. Socialist Studies / Études Socialistes, 7(1 / 2), 95–115. https://www.socialiststudies.com/index.php/sss/article/view/23612