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This essay explores the nature of the relationship between police and workers using the 1906 strike of Lethbridge coalminers as a case study. Following a discussion of relevant literature and theoretical frameworks it examines in detail the relationship between the Lethbridge strikers and the Mounted Police. This interaction was extremely complex with each party having an influence on the other. Consequently, no definitive conclusion can be drawn as to the interpretative debate between pluralist theory and class cortflict theory insofar as police-striker relations are concerned.

Pays homage to the life and work of Margaret Benston, an influential writer on women, science, and technology who taught chemistry, computer science and women's studies at Simon Fraser University, Benston also was a labour activist and helped to found feminist community-music ensembles in Vancouver.

Industrial relations concepts are synthesized in order to make explicit the underlying values of industrial relations at a particular stage of its development. It is argued that industrial relations' underlying value is the human essence of labor as a commodity or factor of production and labor's right to equity in the employment relationship. Labor's human essence and employment equity are seen as the defining themes of industrial relations. Labor problems arise out of the adverse effects of industrialism on the human condition. Industrial relations' problem-solving aims to ameliorate these effects through applications of the equity principle in the employment relationship. Leading concepts of industrial relations are structured in a sort of logic or sequence of propositions that are summarily stated in the form of a syllabus as an expository device.

Au-delà du comportement individuel, l'absence s'inscrit dans une dynamique sociale. À partir d'une étude de terrain dans une grande entreprise québécoise, cet article associe le phénomène des absences brèves et autorisées à un modèle de contrôle du travail caractérisé par l'autonomie ouvrière et une relation de coopération sur le plancher de production. La gestion des absences était l'une des composantes de la relation d'échange entre le superviseur et les subordonnés, ce qui permettait d'atténuer les effets de l'absence et d'évacuer toute dimension conflictuelle. De façon générale, l'absence de courte durée représentait toujours une source d'incertitude, mais son effet sur la productivité était très faible.

The article reviews the book, "Images de l'organisation," by Gareth Morgan.

The article reviews the book, "Les organisations: une approche systémique," by Yves Bertrand and Patrick Guillemet.

The article reviews the book, "Profession: consultant," by Robert Lescarbeau, Maurice Payette and Yves St-Arnaud.

The article reviews the book, "Australian Unions: An Industrial Relations Perspective," by Bill Ford and David Plowman.

The article reviews the book, "Labor's Flaming Youth: Telephone Operators and Worker Militancy 1878-1923," by Stephen H. Norwood.

The purpose of this report is to determine whether women are increasingly being involved in the decision-making process of Canadian unions. The scope of review of this report is restricted to public sector unions and one private sector union in the province of Ontario. A combination of methods were utilized in completing this study, including an overview of existing research, a review of statistical data, and an analysis of policy statements, convention resolutions and general union literature. The results of this review indicate that labour organizations have paid significant and increasing attention to women’s issues over the past 15 to 20 years; union policies have encompassed aspects of women’s inequality within the union, in the workplace and in society. Many unions, particularly the central labour organizations, have adopted policies of internal affirmative action, they have increased the amount of education available to staff and union members on women’s issues, they have implemented policies providing child care services during union functions such as conventions and workshops, and they have provided regular coverage of women’s issues in membership publications. While these progressive policies are a positive indication of the unions’ commitment to attaining women’s equality, they are not a guarantee of prolonged or significant increases in women’s participation in union decision-making activities. Labour organizations must be careful not to overestimate the effectiveness of their policies, and they must redouble their efforts to win the battle against discrimination within their hierarchies and structures. To this end, unions must ensure that their policies are fully implemented in practice. They must also continue to educate their staff and union members about the benefits of providing women with equal opportunities. The labour movement can only grow stronger through greater solidarity between its union sisters and brothers.

The article reviews the book, "Vingt-cinq ans de pratique en relations industrielles au Québec," edited by Rodrigue Blouin.

The article reviews two books: "Communications et syndicalisme: des imprimeurs aux journalistes," edited by François Demers, and "Quarante ans de syndicalisme chez les journalistes québécois," by Esther Déom.

The article reviews the book, "La conciliation dans les conflits du travail," by Le Bureau international du Travail.

The article reviews the book, "Les règles du jeu. L'action collective et la régulation sociale," by Jean-Daniel Reynaud.

The article reviews the book, "Paul Robeson, A Biography," by Martin B. Duberman.

Introduced by Don Wells, the article discusses the unionization and "strike" (in reality, a boycott) of teachers at the Canadian Labour Congress's Canadian Labour College in 1983. Examines the dichotomy of militant trade unionists who become labour bureaucrats, the clash between academics and the CLC, and the pivotal role of students (who were also trade unionists) that mobilized to join the teachers' side in the dispute. Media coverage and the reaction of unions are also discussed. Concludes that the right to organize was the central issue of the conflict, and that, going forward, the college will continue to embody the best and the worst features of Canadian trade unionism. The article was authored by the union's chief negotiator for its first collective agreement.

A Word to Say is a penetrating account of how inshore fishermen, most of them Acadian, came together to take control of their industry and their livelihood. Threatened with the loss of their way of life, they fought long and hard to be heard by governments and companies alike. In the process, they saw their union spread from the east coast of New Brunswick to the shores of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. As the only union in the country made up strictly of inshore fishermen, the MFU is unique. Although it has not altered the social fabric of the region, it has played a major role in the momentous changes in the fishery since the mid-1970s. In telling the story, Sue Calhoun gives fishermen more than a word to say. She offers clear insights into the lives of inshore fishermen, so often ignored and taken for granted. Her characters aren't rich. They aren't powerful. Many aren't educated. They are ordinary people who have done extraordinary things. --Publisher's description

The dual-career family, with its attendant pressures for dual commitment to the home and to the career, has become an increasingly important phenomenon in recent decades. A firm-level data set is used to examine the impact of family commitments as well as cognitive, behavioral, and organizational factors on the earnings of 519 married middle managers in a large Canadian corporation. Alongside a number of behavioral variables as well as the functional division of managerial labor in the company, division of labor in the employee's household has a significant impact on managerial earnings. The inclusion of a variable reflecting the household division of labor in the managerial earnings function helps to explain a substantial proportion of the earnings disadvantage of women in this company that might otherwise simply be attributed to gender.

The impact of the US judicial doctrines on recent Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms decisions relating to Canada's collective bargaining laws is analyzed. No clear pattern emerges concerning the impact of American jurisprudence on those Charter cases relating to labor law. What is very noticeable, however, is the tendency of the Canadian judiciary to consult US case law, even if it is ultimately rejected as a deciding factor in the particular decision to be rendered. Even in those cases in which US jurisprudence was seen to be particularly relevant, it was never to the exclusion of an assessment of the Canadian experience or without a recognition that the values, institutions, and constitutional arrangements of the 2 nations are different.