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The article reviews the book, "Contingent Employment in Europe and the United States," edited by Ola Bergström and Donald Storrie.

The article reviews the book, "The Nonprofit Sector in Interesting Times: Case Studies in a Changing Sector," edited by Kathy L. Brock and Keith G. Banting.

En s’appuyant sur la théorie de l’échange social, cet article rend compte de l’effet médiateur des différentes formes de justice organisationnelle (distributive, procédurale, interactionnelle) dans la relation entre les pratiques en gestion des ressources humaines (GRH) inspirées du modèle de Lawler (1986) et l’engagement affectif. Les 134 répondants sont des directeurs aux services financiers d’une institution bancaire située au Québec. Des analyses de régression, effectuées selon les procédures de Kenny, Kashy et Bolger (1998), ont confirmé l’hypothèse de recherche. Ainsi, les résultats font ressortir que la perception de chacune des formes de justice organisationnelle représente une variable médiatrice essentielle pour que la mise en place des pratiques en GRH contribue efficacement au développement et à la consolidation de l’engagement des employés envers leur organisation.

The use of striker replacements is one of the most controversial and emotional issues facing those involved with the industrial relations system. However, a paucity of research has been done on the actual use of replacement workers and how that affects industrial relations outcomes, such as strike activity. Initial research suggests that the use of replacements is associated with longer strikes, supporting the con tention that the use of replacements should be prohibited. Using four case studies, we explore some of the dynamics of strikes that utilize replacements versus those that do not. The results suggest that, in ad dition to economic factors, social and psychological variables may be intricately linked to the relationship between the use of replacements and strike activity.

The article reviews and comments on "State of the World 2004. Special Focus: The Consumer Society" by the Worldwatch Institute, edited by Linda Starke, "The High Price of Materialism" by Tim Kasser, and "The Consumer Trap: Big Business Marketing in American Life" by Michael Dawson.

The article reviews the book, "Managing Employment Change," by Huw Beynon, Damian Grimshaw, Jill Rubery and Kevin Ward.

The article reviews the book, "Hidden Knowledge: Organized Labour in the Information Age," by D.W. Livingstone and Peter H. Sawchuck.

The article reviews the book, "Workplace Learning: A Critical Introduction," by John Bratton et al.

Unites an extensive collection of oral histories with the documentary record - newspapers, the census, and other government records - to examine women's employment during the Great Depression in Toronto, Ontario, discussing how privilege and disadvantage based on race and ethnicity, gender, and class influenced women's work experiences. In Toronto's garment industry and as clerical workers, domestics, and teachers, the women in this study had various levels of economic stability, came from varied ethnic and racial backgrounds, and enjoyed, as a consequence, different job options in a period when employment access was particularly important for women and their families. This article explores the intersection between identity and job access to show why this was so in the 1930's. Ultimately, individual experiences indicate that gender should not be given analytical predominance for understanding all depression-era labor markets. In some historical contexts and for some women, gender had less relevance to their experiences than race, ethnicity, or class.

The article reviews the book, "Corporate Governance in Global Capital Markets," edited by Janis Sarra.

The article reviews the book, "The Oriental Question: Consolidating a White Man's Province, 1914-1941," Patricia E. Roy.

The article reviews the book, "Naming the System: Inequality and Work in the Global Economy," by Michael D. Yates.

A neoliberal electricity privatization experiment in Ontario, Canada’s largest province, was supposed to eliminate one of the country’s biggest public utilities and introduce market discipline to the system. The grand experiment would begin in 2001. But an activist campaign by an opposition coalition initiated by electricity workers was crucial in turning back the market-oriented reforms, and indeed turning it into one of the great political train-wrecks in Ontario history.

The article reviews the book, Going Public: The Role of Labor-Management Relations in Delivering Quality Government Services," edited by Jonathan Brock and David B. Lipsky.

The article reviews the book, "Land, Power, and Economics on the Frontier of Upper Canada," by John Clarke.

The article reviews the book, "Challenging The Market: The Stuggle To Regulate Work And Income," edited by Jim Stanford and Leah F. Vosko.

The article reviews and comments on "The Children of NAFTA: Labor Wars on the U.S./Mexico Border" by David Bacon, "Juggernaut Politics: Understanding Predatory Globalization" by Jacques B . Gelinas, "Labour and Globalisation: Results and Prospects" edited by Ronaldo Munck, and "System in Crisis: The Dynamics of Free Market Capitalism" by James Petras and Henry Veltmeyer.

The notebook opens with "Representations of a Radical Historian," a review of "You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train," a documentary on Howard Zinn by Deb Ellis and Denis Mueller (78 minutes, colour, (Brooklyn 2004)). In the second part, entitled "System Failure: The Breakdown of the Post-War Settlement and the Politics of Labour in Our Time," Bryan D. Palmer presents a revised version of an "educational and agitational address" given to the Alberta Federation of Labour's membership forum on 7 May 2004 in the aftermath of the British Columbia hospital and long-term care workers' strike.

This essay will initiate an assessment of the literature that actually seeks to explain the economic relationships between Natives and Whites. This review is not a detailed empirical study of a particular aspect of Native economic history or a demonstration of the immediate relevance of economic history. Instead, the present-day need for an accessible account, summary and analysis of the existing economic history literature and a critical evaluation of this disparate body of work will be addressed by this essay. By summarizing and reviewing this disparate literature, a rough chronology of Native economic history can trace major changes. Innovative studies using interesting data sources and methods will be highlighted. The examination of economic history before 1870 will focus on the fur trade to consider exchange relations, racial stratification, credit, and resource management problems. The period following 1870 will consider how the social overhead of the fur trade became a government responsibility. --From Introduction

The article reviews the book, "The Accidental Republic: Crippled Workingmen, Destitute Widows, and the Remaking of American Law," by John Fabian Witt.