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[This book] is written in a way consistent with some of the fundamental concerns of Marxism. The contributions are from individuals who, according to conventional classifications, can be described as anthropologists, historians, political economists, and sociologists. ...Although the articles are grouped under the headings class, state, ideology and change, the concerns of many span more than one of these categories. In addition, the articles deal with matters of fundamental concern to Canadians: the question of unequal exchanges among regions, Canadian and Quebec nationalism, the ideological mechanisms that support the unequal treatment of women, deindustrialization, and so on. A final section of the book focuses on indigenous Canadian political economy tradition and Marxism. --Editor's preface

Fernand Harvey a réaménagé en profondeur le recueil de textes publié en 1973 sous le titre Aspects historiques du mouvement ouvrier au Québec. L'approche adoptée est plus thématique que chronologique. Sans prétendre être une histoire complète du mouvement ouvrier, cet ouvrage ne couvre pas moins les différentes périodes de cette histoire et aborde des thèmes essentiels à la compréhension de l'évolution historique de ce mouvement. --Publisher's description (Google Books)

This article reviews the book, "The Condition of the Working Class in Toronto, 1900-1921," by Michael J. Piva.

The intensified problems of an increasingly urban and industrial Canada by the late nineteenth century stimulated the development of a significant movement of radical social critics. This article describes and interprets the convictions, supporters, and organizations of Canadian radicalism during the 1890s, encompassing labour leaders, anti-monopolists, single taxers, social gospellers, and the like. The radicals rejected free-market assumptions and, on the basis of their concern for ethical values and for the protection of the productive elements of the community, advocated a radically restructured society based on cooperation and brotherhood. The article explains the rise of socialist ideas against the background of traditional forms of radical protest.

The editor notes that articles on conferences and labour-related archival resources are included in the issue, and that a bibliography is forthcoming. Appreciation is expressed for two departing members of the editorial board.

Toronto's Industrial Revolution of the 1850s and 1860s transformed the city's economy and created a distinct working class. This book examines the workers' role in the transition to industrial capitalism and traces the emergence of a strong trade union movement in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Immigrant workers were already organized along ethnic lines and vol­untary societies like the Orange Order played an informal but active part in the broad pattern of social change. Artisan groups were more directly instrumental in developing strategies to cope with the new pressures of industrial capitalism. In the period covered by this book Toronto's moul­ders and printers maintained and even strengthened the traditions of work­ers' control in the shop. The shoemakers and coopers were less successful, but the lessons of their defeats made them important early members of the Knights of Labor in the 1880s.The Knights of Labor gave new direction to labour organization. Ttiey recruited all workers regardless of skill, sex, creed, or race, and spear­headed the direct involvement of Toronto workers in electoral politics. The final chapters of the book trace the tortured path of working class politics from the early activities of the Orange Order to the emergence of a vibrant minority socialist tradition. Between I867 and I892 Toronto workers established a strong institu­tional base for the new struggles between craft unionism and monopoly capitalism in the early twentieth century and Kealey's detailed study of its development adds a new and important dimension to our understanding of Canadian labour history. -- Publisher's description.

This article reviews the book, "Révolution industrielle et travailleurs : une enquête sur les rapports entre le capital et le travail au Québec à la fin du 19e siècle," by Femand Harvey.

This article reviews the book, "Les aspects humains de l’organisation," by J.L. Bergeron, N. Côté-Léger, J. Jacques & L. Bélanger.

This article reviews the book, "150 ans de luttes. Histoire du mouvement ouvrier au Québec," edited by Louis Fournier, et al.

This article reviews the book, "Public Access: Citizens and Collective Bargaining in the Public Schools," by Robert E. Doherty, Edited.

This article reviews the book, "Developing Employee Relations," by Peter Warr, Stephen Fineman, Nigel Nicholson & Roy Payne.

This article reviews the books, "Industrial Democracy in Western Europe: A North American Perspective," by John Crispo, and "The Canadian Industrial Relations System," by John Crispo.

Based on participant observation and in-depth interviews, this book describes the work women do in their homes, caring for children and partners, and maintaining the house. It shows how their lives are shaped by domestic responsibilities and challenges the ways in which their work is neither recognized nor valued. Arguing that the work they do is socially necessary and central to the economy, it calls for a transformation of current social and economic relations. -- Publisher's description (2009 reprint). Originally published: Toronto : Women's Press, 1980. Reissued as Women's Press Classic with updated preface. Contents: Introduction -- Domestic labour in Flin Flon: An overview of the study -- Wives and husbands -- Mothers and children -- Housewives and housework -- Making ends meet -- Bread and roses.

This article reviews the book, "The Limits of Legitimacy: Political Contradictions of Contemporary Capitalism," by Alan Wolfe.

In this paper, the authors extend the literature on union wage effect in two ways. They use aggregate industry data in a simultaneous-equations model to provide an estimate for the union wage effect in Canada which recognizes the endogenity of union coverages. And they suggest a possible cause for the difference in results obtained for the U.S. by Ashenfelter and Johnson, on the one hand, and Kahn on the other.

Ceci est le premier d'une série d'articles sur les principaux changements apportés à la législation du travail par les différentes administrations canadiennes. On y retrouvera des mentions aux projets de loi, règlements d'application et autres textes réglementaires ayant une importance significative. Le présent article fait état des modifications proposées ou adoptées entre le Ierjanvier et le 30 avril 1980.

Le Conseil a décidé que l'employeur en l'occurrence une banque, avait agi illégalement en octroyant une augmentation de salaire à tous ses employés à l'exception de ceux qui travaillaient dans des succursales pour lesquelles une demande en accréditation avait été agréée par le Conseil ou qui était encore pendante devant celui-ci. Dans cette affaire, l'employeur avait fait connaître sa prise de position antisyndicale en annonçant ladite augmentation et ses réserves quant aux employés mentionnés plus haut, au moyen d'une lettre circulaire qui fut distribuée dans toutes ses succursales. Ces gestes constituent une entrave à la formation et à l'administration du syndicat plaignant quant à ses efforts et dans ses espoirs de réussir à syndicaliser les employés d'autres succursales; en même temps, ils constituent des menaces à peine voilées à l'endroit de ces employés et de la discrimination quant à ceux qui ont voulu exercer leurs droits en vertu du Code. Finalement, il y a modification illégale des conditions de travail des employés travaillant dans des succursales pour lesquelles une requête en accréditation était pendante puisque le consentement du Conseil n'a pas été requis par l'employeur avant de donner effet à ladite augmentation de salaire.

L'article 161.1 du Code s'applique indistinctement à tout le système de présentation à l'emploi instauré en vertu d'une convention collective conclue dans le champ d'application du Code Canadien du Travail entre un syndicat et un employeur tombant sous sa juridiction et ce, peu importe le fait qu'en vertu du même système, ce syndicat s'occupe aussi de présenter des personnes à des employeurs qui ne se trouvent pas à être régis par la législation fédérale.

L'embargo sur le temps supplémentaire décrété par le syndicat doit être considéré comme illégal tant que les prérequis menant à l'acquisition du droit de grève n 'auront pas été respectés. Société Radio-Canada et Syndicat des employés de production du Québec et de l'Acadie. Dossier 725-54; décision du 5 décembre 1979, motifs de décision communiqués le 18 mars 1980 (no 236); Panel du Conseil: Me Marc Lapointe, président, Me Nicole Kean et M. Jacques Archambault, membres.