Gender Based Differences in Promotions of Clerical Workers - Swimmer, Gene (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1990)
An attempt is made to empirically address the issue of whether promotions of female clerical employees are less likely when education and other qualifications are held constant. A model was developed for the probability of promotion. The data were drawn from a large public employer and covered the period of the early 1980s. Questionnaires were sent to all employees, with a 75% response rate. The questionnaires supplemented employer records. Results of the study demonstrated that female clerks were not treated in the same way as their male counterparts in regard to promotions to junior levels of management. The regressions predicted that, if females had been subject to the male criteria, their success in obtaining the promotions would have been almost double its actual value and higher than the actual success of males. The results also indicated a prima facie case of discrimination in promotion. The results were especially important since most discussion of affirmative action focuses on increasing the number of women in upper levels of management.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Clerical personnel; Employee promotions; Labor Unions; Office workers; Regression analysis; Sex discrimination; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Studies

Union-Management Relations in Canada - Swimmer, Gene (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1990)
This article reviews the book, "Union-Management Relations in Canada," 2nd ed., by John C. Anderson, Morley Gunderson, and Allen Ponak.
Keywords: SnR_publicationTitle_Relations industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T15:31:55.974Z

Reproducing Families: The Political Economy of English Population History - Thompson, E.p. (Labour / Le Travail, 1990)
The article reviews the book, "Reproducing Families: The Political Economy of English Population History," by David Levine.
Keywords: Economics; LEVINE; David; 1946-; Nonfiction; REPRODUCING Families: The Political Economy of English Population History (Book); REVIEWS; books

Administering Danger in the Workplace: The Law and Politics of Occupational Health and Safety Regulation in Ontario, 1850-1914 - Tucker, Eric (University of Toronto Press, 1990)
For Ontario workers during the industrial revolution the workplace was often an environment of terrible danger. Injuries and illness from unsafe working conditions were commonplace. Over time these conditions spurred efforts for reform from activists, legislators, and the courts. But change was slow in coming. To understand the impact of industrial revolution on the health and safety of workers generally, and on women and children in particular, tucker uses their testimony before various commissions, newspapers, and reported court cases. Initial efforts to effect change were made through the courts; they were largely unsuccessful. When the judiciary refused to regulate the risk-creating conduct of employers, through either the civil or the criminal law, workers and Victorian reformers found common ground in successfully promoting factory legislation. By prescribing and enforcing minimum standards, a measure of regulatory responsibility for the health of workers generally and women and children in particular was shifted from the market to the state. Class interest and gender ideology played a substantial role in this process. But the legislation's implementation belied its promise. The government was unwilling to provide adequate enforcement resources and inspectors accepted the conventional wisdom that workers had to adjust to the 'normal' hazards of industry, which were reasonable and, therefore, legal. Even when the accident rate began to soar as a result of the 'second industrial revolution, ' the authorities remained complacent. Tucker says that in industrial capitalist social formation, the nature and degree of hazards to which workers are exposed are determined largely by the employer-worker balance of power. Their respective power resources both shape and are shaped by the ideological, legal, political, and administrative environment in which they are deployed. Throughout the last half of the nineteenth century and up to the First World War, state regulation of occupational health and safety was substantially subordinated to market-driven forces; it still is today
Book available at Internet Archive to people with print disabilities: https://archive.org/details/administeringdan0000tuck/page/n9/mode/2up
Keywords: Factory laws and legislation; Factory laws and legislation Ontario History; History; Hygiène industrielle Droit Ontario Histoire; Hygiène industrielle Ontario Histoire; Industrial hygiene; Industrial hygiene Law and legislation; Industrial hygiene Law and legislation Ontario History; Industrial hygiene Ontario History; Industrial safety; Industrial safety Law and legislation; Industrial safety Law and legislation Ontario History; Industrial safety Ontario History; Ontario; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare; Sécurité du travail Droit Ontario Histoire; Sécurité du travail Ontario Histoire; Usines Droit Ontario Histoire

Hidden Among the Smokestacks: Toronto's Clothing Industry, 1871-1901 - Tulchinsky, Gerald (Old Ontario: Essays in Honour of J.M.S. Careless, 1990)
Keywords: Careless; J. M. S.; 1919-

Are We Those Names? - Valverde, Mariana (Labour / Le Travail, 1990)
The article reviews the books "Am I That Name?: Feminism and the Category of Women in History," by Denise Riley and "Gender and the Politics of History," by Joan Wallach Scott.
Keywords: AM I That Name? Feminism & the Category of Women in History (Book); GENDER & the Politics of History (Book); Nonfiction; REVIEWS; RILEY; Denise; SCOTT; Joan Wallach; books

Politics as if Women Mattered: A Political Analysis of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women - Vickers, Jill; Rankin, Pauline; Appelle, Christine (University of Toronto Press, 1990)
The National Action Committee on the Status of Women marked the twentieth anniversary of its founding in 1992. Today, it is the umbrella organization for roughly six hundred women’s groups in Canada. The authors of this study argue that, if women’s movements are to achieve their equality goals, they must develop enduring institutions that allow women’s efforts to be organized over the course of several generations. The authors examine the process of institutionalization through an in-depth study of the National Action Committee. In the belief that women’s movements in Canada have become more or less permanent features of the political system, operating parallel to its official structures, the author argue the need for a feminist political science that can accommodate the study of both women’s politics in their autonomous movements and women’s conventional activities in official politics. Indeed, this book undertakes political analysis ‘as if women mattered’: it focuses on women’s interests and draws on feminist theory while remaining connected to the broad framework of political science. The book documents NAC’s evolution as a ‘parliament of women.’ It shows how the organization moved from a fairly narrow status-of-women focus in its policies to a broadly conceived policy framework that linked such apparently sex-neutral issues as free trade, federalism, and taxation to feminism. Although the more comprehensive feminist approach to public policy proved dangerous for NAC in a conservative era, it also solidified its role and reputation as a major play in equality-seeking politics in Canada. –Publisher's description. Contents: Introduction : NAC and women's politics in Quebec ; NAC and women's politics in the first nations ; NAC and the politics of the 'new force' ; NAC as the coordinating institution of the English-Canadian women's movement ; Highlights of NAC's development – The intellectual and political context for the development of NAC : An overview of women's movements and the National Action Committee ; Canadian political culture and Canadian women's movements ; Radical influences on feminist political culture ; NAC's political-opportunity structure: the Canadian political system – NAC in the shadow of the royal commission: the founding era, 1972-1978 : 'Social' movements and the political process ; The founding of NAC – The struggle for NAC: the transitional era, 1979-1982 : The issues in conflict: grafting on a radical grass roots ; Two coalitions competing for the future of NAC – A new Parliament of women: institutionalizing NAC, 1982-1988 : Getting NAC 'back on track' ; The great leap forward: the expansion examined ; Opposition on the right ; Organizational review – Agency, leadership, representation, and democracy in NAC : A revolution of rising expectations: NAC member groups ; Leadership and accountability: is anyone here in charge? ; Representation: the heart of the matter ; Process and democracy in NAC – The policy process: structures for a new Parliament of women : Changing conceptions of the policy process in NAC ; Evolving policy structures in NAC ; NAC's ability to deal with short-term policy issues ; NAC's approach to long-term policy issues – Feminist ideology and policy making in NAC : In search of a framework: understanding the ideological trends in NAC ; The development of a feminist ideological spectrum in NAC: some benchmark issues ; From a status-of-women approach to a feminist politics – Conclusion : What is success? ; Can NAC's role as a Parliament of women continue? ; Is radical liberalism outmoded as a cultural basis for NAC politics? ; Will NAC survive? – Appendixes : A. Ideological forces among Anglophone NAC delegates, 984 AGM ; B. Groups affiliated with NAC by type, circa 1987-1988.
OCLC: 27384344

Santé et sécurité du travail - Vinet, Alain (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1990)
The article reviews the book, "Santé et sécurité du travail," by Micheline Plasse.
Keywords: SnR_publicationTitle_Relations industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T15:31:55.974Z

Workers' Knowledge of Their Legal Rights and Resistance to Hazardous Work - Walters, Vivienne; Denton, Margaret (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1990)
The paper presents data from a study of workers' knowledge, perceptions and actions regarding occupational health and safety. The correlates of workers' knowledge of health and safety legislation are analyzed, as well as the links between their knowledge and their resistance to hazardous work. The data suggest that workers who are most disadvantaged in the workplace are least likely to be aware of their rights. The correlates of action regarding health and safety are less clear, though knowledge of the legislation was related to resistance to hazardous work.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; Laws & regulations; Occupational health & safety; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

L'entreprise à l'écoute - Weiss, Dimitri (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1990)
The article reviews the book, "L'entreprise à l'écoute," by Michel Crozier.
Keywords: SnR_publicationTitle_Relations industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T15:31:55.974Z

The New Unionism: Employee Involvement in the Changing Corporation - Wells, Donald M. (Labour / Le Travail, 1990)
The article reviews the book, "The New Unionism: Employee Involvement in the Changing Corporation," by Charles C. Heckscher.
Keywords: AMERICAN Rubber Workers & Organized Labor; 1900-1941 (Book); CENTRAL labor councils; NELSON; Daniel; Nonfiction; REVIEWS; books

The Commercial Fishery of the Canadian Great Lakes - West, John J. Van (Labour / Le Travail, 1990)
The article reviews the book, "The Commercial Fishery of the Canadian Great Lakes," by A. B. McCullough.
Keywords: COMMERCIAL Fishery of the Canadian Great Lakes; The (Book); Canada; Fisheries; MCCULLOUGH; A. B.; Nonfiction; REVIEWS; books

Hospital Strike: Women, Unions, and Public Sector Conflict - White, Jerry Patrick (Thompson Educational Publishing, 1990)
Book review: https://cbra.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/8985
Keywords: Hospital Strike; Ontario; 1981; Hospitals; Strikes and lockouts; Women labor union members

Mail & Female: Women and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers - White, Julie (Thompson Educational, 1990)
In Mail & Female, Julie White chronicles and analyzes changes at the Post Office during the thirty years prior to the merger between the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and the Letter Carriers Union of Canada in January 1989. She focuses on CUPW activities and changes during a period which saw both inside workers and postal managers move from thinking of Post Office jobs as men's work to jobs no longer characterized in gender-specific terms. Mail & Female: Women and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers is an original contribution to women's and labour studies in Canada. CUPW changed from refusing women membership in the union in the late 1950s to its present position where its collective agreement is regarded as one of the most progressive for women. This book documents and analyzes these changes. –Publisher's description
OCLC: 29357073
Keywords: Canada; Canadian Union of Postal Workers; Discrimination à l'égard des femmes Canada; Femmes dans les syndicats Canada; Frau; Postal service Canada Employees; Postal service Employees; Postes Canada Personnel; Sex discrimination against women; Sex discrimination against women Canada; Syndicat des postiers du Canada; Women labor union members; Women labor union members Canada

Planification des ressources humaines dans la fonction publique fédérale - Wils, Thierry; Bourgeois, Robert-Paul; Labelle, Christiane (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1990)
La planification des ressources humaines en tant que nouveau style de gestion des ressources humaines est en train d'émerger dans le secteur privé. La présente étude montre qu'elle commence également à apparaître dans le secteur public. À partir d'une enquête par entrevue (n = 11) et par questionnaire (n = 76), cette recherche indique que la planification des ressources humaines a fait son apparition dans certaines parties de la fonction publique fédérale.
Keywords: SnR_publicationTitle_Relations industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T15:31:55.974Z

Labour Versus the State: The Conflicting Policy Interests and Ideas of the Canadian Trade Union Movement and the Federal Conservative Government, 1984-1988. - Wise, Bruce (Carleton University, 1990)
The subject of this research is the conflicting policy interests and ideas of Canadian organized labour and the federal Conservative government between 1984 and 1988. This conflict is placed within the context of the political and economic changes accompanying the international restructuring of capital and focusses on the opposition of the Canadian trade union movement to federal economic development policies. The struggle of ideas and interests surrounding specific policy areas is detailed. These areas include deficit reduction, the privatization of Crown corporations and government services, deregulation of certain economic activities and sectors and comprehensive bilateral free trade with the United States. Labour's opposition is shown to have manifested in a new strategy for building a broad-based coalition with other popular interests, in an effort to defeat the Conservative government and their policies at the polls. The research work concludes with speculation as to the future of labour and popular-coalition politics.

The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History - Wylie, Robin (Labour / Le Travail, 1990)
The article reviews the book, "The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History," by Craig Heron.
Keywords: CANADIAN Labour Movement: A Short History; The (Book); HERON; Craig; Labor movement; Nonfiction; REVIEWS; books

From Plant to Politics: The Canadian UAW, 1936-1984 - Yates, Charlotte A. B. (Charlotte Alyce Bronwen) (Carleton University, 1990)
This thesis studies the historically varied political strategies pursued by the Canadian branch of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers in the union's attempts to shift the balance of power in its favour between 1936 and 1984. In so doing, the thesis examines and explains the Canadian UAW's changing relations to governments, corporations and political parties. Particular emphasis is placed on explaining the conditions under which this union pursued militant forms of political action. The analytical framework used in this work is constructed around an understanding of unions as strategic actors which make choices under limits arising from the historical, political-economic and internal conditions in which the union operates. In turn, a union's strategic capacity–defined as its ability to pursue a particular course of action successfully–is understood as being determined by both external conditions, such as the state of the economy, and by the internal resources and dynamics of the union. The most important external constraint on the Canadian UAW's strategic pursuits was the construction/destruction of the Fordist mode of regulation, which was organized around a wage/productivity trade-off and encouraged the institutionalization of labour-management relations, union control of membership militancy and the practice of 'responsible' unionism. At the same, it is argued that the Canadian UAW shaped the nature of this compromise and the timing of its own acceptance of this arrangement. More specifically, the Canadian UAW's distinctive organizational structure and collective identity are argued to have delayed the union's acceptance of the practices of 'responsible' unionism and influenced the particular regulatory mechanisms put into place in the Canadian auto industry. Overall, this study finds that, in contrast to current interpretations of union postwar political behaviour, Canadian Autoworkers continued to pursue militant, mobilization-based forms of political action until the early 1960's. It was only at this time that Canadian Autoworkers appeared to accept constraints on their militancy in exchange for improved wages and benefits and greater access to political decision-making. This period of detente between the UAW, governments and corporations was short-lived, however, owing both to emergent strains within the union between the rank and file and the leadership and the crisis of Fordism. Consequently, the UAW, in an attempt to protect its organizational integrity and position of strength in the workplace and society, returned to militant forms of political action, the effects of which were a shift in the balance of power in favour of the union and Canadian Autoworkers' split from their International union.
OCLC: 23693105