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This article reviews the book, "Fragile Federation: Social Change in Canada," by Lorna R. Marsden and Edward B. Harvey.
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L'auteur analyse la nature, l'origine, la fragilité et la portée des diverses expériences de modifications dans l'organisation du travail ainsi que le contexte dans lequel ces initiatives se sont développées. Elles présagent des changements sans que l'on puisse les prévoir avec précisions. Une chose est certaine, c'est que certaines formes de travail ne seront plus admises.
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Since the end of World War II, worker participation in management has expanded in varying degrees, in different forms, and at different levels. In West Europe both collective bargaining and mutualism have expanded dramatically and workers participation in management seems destined to advance. In Britain and North America the adversary System of collective bargaining has predominated. Mutualistic schemes have been in the small minority. The attitudinal climate has not been conducive to consensus thinking in industrial relations.
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This is a bibliography of sources for research into the history of women workers and their activity as trade unionists in British Columbia. It spans an eighteen-year period, from 1930 to 1948. During these years dramatic changes occurred in the position of women within production as well as in strategies and strengths of the organized labour movement. --Introduction
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Presents two reports on the Knights of Labor Centennial Symposium held in Chicago in May 1979. The symposium focussed on the Knights of Labor in the US. Dick's wide-ranging commentary (pages 185-190) noted British historian E.P. Thompson's influence on the work of symposium leaders Herbert Gutman and David Montgomery as well as several of those who gave papers. Reilly (pages 190-92), in contrast, reported on the three papers on the Knights of Labor in Ontario given by Canadian historians Russell Hann, Gregory Kealey, and Bryan Palmer. The latter two's presentations consisted of selections from their forthcoming book, "Dreaming of What Might Be: The Knights of Labor in Ontario, 1880-1900."
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This article reviews the book, "Le forgeron er le ferblantier," by Jean-Pierre Hardy.
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This article reviews the book, "A Dictionary of Canadian Economics," by David Crane.
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This article reviews the book, "Industrial and Labor Relations Terms : A Glossary," by Robert E. Doherty.
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This article reviews the book, "Les syndicats et l’OIT," by Bureau international du travail.
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This article reviews the book, "Les syndicats indépendants au Québec : un aperçu de leur situation," by François Delorme & Diane Veilleux.
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This article reviews the book, "Sept syndicalismes," by Gilles Martinet.
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This article reviews the book, "Essays in Scottish Labour History: A Tribute to W.H. Marwick," edited by Ian MacDougall.
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This article reviews the book, "Analysing Jobs," by M.B. Youngman, R. Oxtoby, J.D. Monk & J. Heywood.
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This article reviews the books, "The Union Politic, The CIO Political Action Committee," by James C. Foster, and "Political Ideologies of Organized Labor," by Ruth L. Horowitz.
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The trade unions’ reluctance to accept the reforms envisaged in the Industrial Relations Act 1971 is cited as an important example of trade unions* intransigence and arrogance and of the fact that they consider themselves to be above law. But the way the trade unions fought the Act appears to be quite in keeping with the democratic procedure and the rule of law.
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Throughout its history the Newfoundland Federation of Labour has pursued two primary goals - to spread trade union organization and to lobby government to adopt legislation favourable to the interests of working people. The degree to which the Federation has been successful has depended upon the quality and dedication of its leadership, economic conditions and the willingness of government to be influenced. An unstable, rural economy delayed the emergence of a Newfoundland Labour Movement until the mid-1930s. Once it did emerge, however, Newfoundland workers responded enthusiastically. The NFL's founding meeting in 1937 at Grand Falls was followed by a country-wide organizing drive. Despite a six year lull caused by World War II, by the late 1940s the Newfoundland labour force was the most highly operated in North America. Unlike their counterparts in Britain, however, Newfoundland trade unionists were unable to translate their numerical strength into political power. The explanation lies in a combination of the NFL's relationship to sections of the North American Labour Movement opposed to direct political action, divisions within the Newfoundland Labour Movement, and a set of political circumstances unique to Newfoundland. -- Although the NFL was a national labour central until Confederation with Canada in 1949, it was dominated by unions affiliated to the American Federation of Labour. The AFL's opposition to direct political action is well documented. However, in a country with strong ties to Great Britain the success of the British Labour Party provided an alternate model. Even so, there were only two serious attempts between 1937 and 1963 to emulate British practice. For the most part the NFL was less "political" than even the AFL. Initially this was because from 1933 to 1949 Newfoundland was governed by a commission of civil servants appointed by Britain. In a country without a system of electoral politics, direct political action did not seem a pressing concern. When electoral politics were restored and J.R. Smallwood became premier of Canada's tenth province, Smallwood granted the NFL almost every request it made for legislative reform. As a result the NFL saw no need to develop an independent political base in order to guarantee its influence with government. The fault with this approach was demonstrated during the IWA Strike of 1959. Smallwood suddenly turned against the Federation and without a political base of its own the NFL was powerless to protect the interests of Labour. Smallwood's subsequent attacks on the NFL sent it into a ten year period of decline; however, it is the thesis of this dissertation that the NFL's failure to give sufficient weight to the changed environment brought about by the return to electoral politics was as much the cause of its decline as any external factor.
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This article reviews the book, "Trade Unions Under Capitalism," edited by Tom Clarke and Laurie Clements.
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This article reviews the book, "Historical Studies of Changing Fertility," edited by Charles Tilly.
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