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The article reviews the book, "Chronologie du Québec," by Jean Provencher.

Against the background of growing demands in Britain for anti-discrimination legislation covering disabled persons, the study examines the case for reform, and the shape which such legislation might take, in the employment field. Using the socio-legal tradition, the meaning of disability is explored and the demography, nature and experience of disability is described. The evidence of employment discrimination against disabled persons is evaluated and their position in the labour market is plotted. Existing law on disabled employment rights in Britain is set out and its strengths and weaknesses weighed. The employment rights of disabled workers in the European Community, the United States, Canada and Australia are narrated. Then, using comparative legal methodology, a number of problems and issues in the regulation of disability-related employment discrimination (and the promotion of equal opportunities) are recounted and critically analysed. These problems and issues include the definition of disability discrimination, identification of the protected class, fitness for work and employment qualification, use of reasonable accommodation and positive action, preferential treatment and the role of quotas, and enforcement strategies and remedial action. The experience of the United States is recruited as the primary basis of comparison and lessons for suggested legal reforms in Britain are pointed out. Some general conclusions on the efficacy of disability discrimination laws are drawn. The study surveys a wide variety of primary and secondary legal materials, including legislation and case law, and reviews the pertinent literature drawn from legal scholarship and other relevant disciplines. It does so in the context of a theoretical perspective that borrows from the body of legal theory and concepts developed in race and gender discrimination law.

Why do men rape women? This is a question for which there are many political, psychological, and sociological answers, but few historical ones. Improper Advances is one of the first books to explore the history of sexual violence in any country. A study of women, men, and sexual crime in rural and northern Ontario, it expands the terms of current debates about sexuality and sexual violence. --Publisher's description

The author reflects on her teaching experiences while a part-time instructor in McMaster University's labour studies program. Focuses on the classroom behaviour of some male students who were hostile toward labour unions and political correctness. Also describes a related incident where a student wrote an exam under false pretenses, for which there was no significant sanction from the administration.

The article reviews and comments on Alan Dawley's 'Struggles for Social Justice: Social Responsibility and the Liberal State' (1991) and 'The Rise and Fall of the New Deal Order, 1930-1980' (1989), edited by Steve Fraser and Gary Gerstle.

The article reviews the book, "Femmes et pouvoir dans I'Église," by Anita Caron.

The article reviews the book, "Alternatives to Lean Production. Work Organization in the Swedish Auto Industry, by Christian Berggren.

The article reviews the book, "À la recherche d'un monde oublié. Les communautés religieuses de femmes au Québec, de 1900 à 1970," by Nicole Laurin, Danielle Juteau, and Lorraine Duchesne.

The article reviews the book, "History Workshop: A Collectanea, 1967-1991," edited by Raphael Samuel.

An analysis of adjudicator decisions dealing with complaints of unjust dismissal under the Canada Labour Code is provided. Sections 240 et seq. of the code provides statutory protection against unjust dismissal for nonunionized employees in the federal jurisdiction. The main objective of the study is to determine whether the concept of progressive discipline has been adopted by adjudicators acting under the code. In addition, how adjudicators have viewed progressive discipline, that is, its definition, application, and purpose, is discussed. Data were collected from decisions rendered under the code from its beginning in September 1978 to March 1989. Logit analysis was employed to identify the significant predictors of the dichotomous dependent variable, the probability of the complaint being sustained or denied. The results reveal that adjudicators have adopted the approach to discipline by arbitrators in the unionized sector. The adoption of this principle is questioned, given the potential negative effects of discipline as illustrated in the organizational behavior literature.

The article reviews the book, "Guide Mercer sur la gestion de la rénumération : théorie et pratique," by Roland Thériault Roland.

The article reviews the book, "Économie du travail," 2e éd., by Jean-Michel Cousineau.

The need to reexamine academic orthodoxy in the light of recent feminist scholarship is particularly pressing in the case of industrial relations. A study focuses on industrial relations as conceptualized and practiced by academics in Canadian business schools where systems theory remains the predominant analytical paradigm. The purpose of the study is to show that industrial relations so constructed is profoundly gender-biased. As a discipline, industrial relations is growing out of touch, not only with the changing realities of the workplace, but also with academic discourse in the social sciences. While some attention is paid to the so-called women's issues - maternity leave, sexual harassment policies, pay equity, and other issues - attention is limited. What is missing from industrial relations as presently defined and practiced is an analysis of gender relations as power relations.

The article reviews the book, "Echoes from Labor's Wars: The Expanded Edition," by Dawn Fraser,

The article reviews the book, "'Ole Boy': Memoirs of a Canadian Labour Leader, J.K. Bell," by Sue Calhoun.

The author discusses his experiences teaching labour history at the university, trade union, and public levels, as well as a media commentator on labour-related issues. Concludes that labour historians can make a distinctive contribution to the historical pursuit of meaning by shifting the terms of public discourse toward a working-class perspective.

The article reviews the book, "Women from Spillertown: A Memoir of Agnes Burns Wieck," by David Thoreau Wieck.

Analyzes employment transitions and precarity for the period 1988-89 using Statistics Canada data including age, gender, education, and students relative to other groups. Concludes that young people have the most difficulty entering the labour market, gender made little difference, people in the middle range of education that did not complete degrees are more affected than those at the extremes, and that part-time students are the most affected. Also concludes that Ontario was the least affected region, that large firms were less affected, that the tertiary employment and primary occupational sectors appeared to be more favoured, and that those without employment protection but with a pension plan also appeared to be more fortunate.

Discusses the Manitoba Federation of Labour-University of Manitoba three-year certificate program and the students who enroll in it. Describes the impetus for the program and reports on interviews with six 1978-79 graduates in order to assess the impact both of the the program and the distinctive labour history course, originally designed and taught economist H. Clare Pentland, that was particularly successful. Concludes that more consideration be given to course design and pedagogy to create teaching and learning experiences that are memorable.

The article reviews the book ,"Par monts et par vaux: Migrants canadiens-français et italiens dans I'économie nord-atlantique, 1860-1914," by Bruno Ramirez.