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The article reviews the book, "Histoire de la FTQ, 1965-1992: La plus grande centrale syndicale au Québec," by Louis Fournier.
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The article reviews two books: "Histoire des Franco-Américains de la Nouvelle-Angleterre, 1775-1990," by Armand Chartier, and "Les Franco-Américains de la Nouvelle-Angleterre, 1776-1930," by Yves Roby.
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The article reviews the book, "L'Histoire de la FTQ. Des tout débuts jusqu'en 1965," by Émile Boudreau and Léo Roback.
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Cette étude vérifie la perception que les Canadiens se font du syndicalisme depuis la Deuxième Guerre mondiale grâce à l'analyse d'un très grand nombre de sondages effectués par plusieurs firmes. Les sondages de Gallup Canada se sont révélés particulièrement riches d'informations car cette firme interroge les Canadiens depuis 1941 et répète certaines questions depuis plusieurs décennies. Cette continuité permet de retrouver les grandes tendances de l'opinion publique au Canada.
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The article reviews the book, "La vie d'artiste. Le cinquantenaire de l'Union des Artistes," by Louis Caron.
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This article reviews the book, "Mines et syndicats en Abitibi-Témiscamingue 1910-1950," by Benoit-Beaudry Gourd.
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This article reviews the book, "Working People: An Illustrated History of Canadian Labour," by Desmond Morton, with Terry Copp.
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Examines the Jewish workers in the Montreal clothing industry, where was considerable strike activity, from 1910-80. Presents data on the majority Jewish representation in the industry, many of whom had just arrived from Eastern Europe bringing their knowledge of the tailoring craft with them. Describes the growth of ready-to-wear clothing and the decline of home sweatshops ("the sweating system"), which gave impetus to establishing clothing factories that, in turn, sparked unions demanding recognition and better wages and working conditions. Concludes that the Jewish workers were exceptionally militant during the period.
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The article examines the landmark 1902 meeting of the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada, that took place in Berlin (now Kitchener). The Congress is an organization of labour unions, which during this 1902 meeting became an organization of exclusively international unions. This resulted from a long battle between international unions (like the Knights of Labor) and their rivals, such as the Conseil central des Métiers et du Travail de Montréal, which originated in Quebec. The 1902 Congress reinforced pre-existing structures that ensured international unions’ dominance in Canada.
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Les médias font régulièrement référence au taux très élevé de syndicalisation au Québec qui ferait de la province un château fort du syndicalisme en Amérique du Nord. Cette opinion est fondée sur les estimations de la densité syndicale fournie par le ministère du Travail du Québec dans sa publication annuelle Les relations du travail. Une analyse critique des sources et de la méthodologie utilisée par cet organisme montre que ses évaluations depuis le début des années 1980 ont tendance à surestimer fortement la syndicalisation. Les estimés fournis par Statistique Canada (CALURA et enquêtes) permettent une meilleure approximation du taux de syndicalisation qui se situerait à environ 41 % en 1992. Parmi les provinces canadiennes, le Québec est dans le peloton de tête avec la Colombie-Britannique, mais derrière Terre-Neuve. Ce taux relativement élevé le place au dixième rang parmi les pays industrialisés en 1989.
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The aim of this paper is to identify and explain the main differences in the structures and strategies of the national union movements in Australia and Canada during the 20th century. Parallel historical narratives reveal that the differences between the two union movements ebbed and waned. They were most similar to each other in the 19th century and after the 1960s, while there was more convincing evidence of divergence in the intermediate period. Following Ross Martin, the explanation offered for these trends emphasises the relationships between unions, political parties and the state. The earlier growth of mass unionism and the political strategies adopted in Australia after their defeats in the 1890s produced more sympathetic state policies (specifically compulsory arbitration from around the turn of the century), which allowed Australian unions to prosper in ways which Canadian unions did not begin to enjoy until the 1940s. At the same time, differences in the types of state policies in the two countries subsequently affected both the structure of unions, Canadian unions being more fragmented at national level than their Australian counterparts, and the strategies they employed, Canadian unions relying more on decentralized collective bargaining compared to the more centralized arbitration approach of Australian unions.
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Provides an overview of the current issue, in particular the contributions to the ongoing discussion of the writing working-class and labour history in Canada. Changes to the structure and membership of the editorial board are discussed, with appreciation expressed to departing members, notably David Bercuson. The advisory board has been discontinued.