Abstracts = Résumés [43, Spring 1999] (Labour/Le Travail, 1999)
English/French abstracts of articles in the Spring 1999 issue.

Abstracts = Résumés [44, Fall 1999] (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
English/French abstracts of articles in the Fall 1999 issue.

Index, Volume 43 (Spring/Printemps 1999) (Labour/Le Travail, 1999)

Index — volume 54 — 1999 (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
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Liste des appréciateurs 1999 (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
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Livres reçus (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
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Publications récentes (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
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Resúmenes (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
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Resúmenes [v. 54, no. 4, Fall 1999] (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
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Why Statutory Union Recognition Is Bad Labour Policy: The North American Experience - Adams, Roy J. (Industrial Relations Journal, 1999)
The proposed British legislation is modelled on that of the United States which has been a clear failure in its stated goal of encouraging the practice and procedure of collective bargaining (Adams, 1993). It has instead perpetuated a culture of labour-management animosity that many other nations have 113been able, to their benefit, to overcome (Adams, 1995c).

Acts of Resistance: Against the New Myths of Our Time - Armstrong, Lawrin (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Acts of Resistance: Against the New Myths of Our Time," by Pierre Bourdieu.

Planners and Politicians: Liberal Politics and Social Policy 1957-1968 - Arneil, Barbara (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Planners and Politicians: Liberal Politics and Social Policy, 1957-1968," by P.E. Bryden.

The Idea of the Middle Class: White Collar Workers and Peruvian Society 1900-1950 - Atack, Peter McKenzie (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "The Idea of the Middle Class: White Collar Workers and Peruvian Society 1900-1950," by D.S. Parker.

Power, Place and Identity: Historical Studies of Social and Legal Regulation in Quebec - Backhouse, Constance (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Power, Place and Identity: Historical Studies of Social and Legal Regulation in Quebec," edited by Tamara Myers, Kate Boyer, Mary Anne Poutanen and Steven Watt.

The Highs and Lows of the Minimum Wage Effect: A Time‐Series Cross‐Section Study of the Canadian Law - Baker, Michael; Benjamin, Dwayne; Stanger, Shuchita (Journal of Labor Economics, 1999)
We examine the effects of minimum wage legislation in Canada over the period 1975–93. For teenagers we find that a 10% increase in the minimum wage is associated with roughly a 2.5% decrease in employment. We also find that this result is driven by low frequency variation in the data. At high frequencies the elasticity is positive and insignificant. The difference in the elasticity across the bandwidth has implications for the interpretation of employment dynamics as a result of minimum wage policy and experimental design in minimum wage studies. It also provides a simple reconciliation of the ‘‘new minimum wage research,’’ which reports very small negative, or positive, elasticities.

Marx's Wage Theory in Historical Perspective: Its Origins, Development, and Interpretation - Baragar, Fletcher (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Marx's Wage Theory in Historical Perspective: Its Origins, Development, and Interpretation," by Kenneth Lapides.

Filipino Peasant Women: Exploitation and Resistance - Barber, Pauline Gardiner (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Filipino Peasant Women: Exploitation and Resistance," by Ligaya Lindio-McGovern.

Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code - Barker, Martin (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code," by Amy Kiste Nyberg.

Flexibilité et créations d'emplois : un défi pour le dialogue social en Europe - Beaucage, André (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Flexibilité et créations d'emplois : un défi pour le dialogue social en Europe," by Hedva Sarfati.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Employment; Job creation; Labor Unions; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Changing Industrial Relations in Europe - Beaumont, P. B. (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Changing Industrial Relations in Europe," edited by A. Ferner and R. Hyman.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Changes; Labor Unions; Labor relations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Les politiques de l'emploi en Europe et aux Éats-Unis - Bellemare, Diane (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Les politiques de l'emploi en Europe et aux Éats-Unis," edited by Jean-Claude Barbier and Jérôme Gautié.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Employment; Labor Unions; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

The Effects of High Performance Work Practices on Job Satisfaction in the United States Steel Industry - Berg, Peter (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
A unique data set is used to examine how different practices associated with high performance work systems in the steel industry affect the job satisfaction of workers. While the effect of these practices on organizational performance is widely studied, few have examined their effects on workers. Their analysis in this paper is based on data from a sample of 1,355 hourly workers in the US steel industry across 13 plants. The results indicate that the effect of high performance practices on job satisfaction depends primarily on how work roles and job duties are defined, on good employee-management relations and on practices that help balance work and family responsibilities. These results show that those who are able to use their skills and knowledge on the job, those who report positive employee-management relations, and those who believe the company helps them balance work and family responsibilities have relatively high probabilities of being very satisfied with their jobs.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Job satisfaction; Labor Unions; Labor relations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Statistical analysis; Steel industry; Studies; Work environment

Sixties Rock: Garage, Psychedelic, and Other Satisfactions - Berger, Harris M. (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Sixties Rock: Garage, Psychedelic, and Other Satisfactions," by Michael Hicks.

Mutations du travail et nouveau modèle de qualification/formation - Bernier, Colette (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
Ce texte questionne la thèse aujourd'hui dominante d'une tendance à la requalification du travail. Il resitue d'abord le débat théorique entre la thèse de la déqualification et celle de la requalification du travail en montrant comment toutes deux présentent le même problème à savoir une vision linéaire et uniforme de l'évolution des qualifications. Il démontre ensuite qu'actuellement, la question ne se pose plus tant en termes d'évolution qu'en termes de rupture par rapport au modèle taylorien/fordien d'organisation du travail et appelle donc un changement de paradigme. Sur cette base, l'auteure reprend des données d'études de cas effectuées sur une quinzaine d'années dans le secteur tertiaire pour se demander si se met en place un nouveau modèle de qualification/formation. Les données récentes permettent de voir un nouveau modèle en train d'émerger dans certains secteurs. Ce modèle met de l'avant une organisation basée sur la polyvalence des emplois faisant appel à de nouveaux savoirs et donnant une importance certaine à la formation. Pourtant, ce modèle n'est pas synonyme d'une requalification générale dans ces secteurs où se dessinent plutôt des mouvements opposés de déqualification/requalification qui s'appliquent différemment aux personnels en place. En conclusion, l'auteure appelle à sortir de l'entreprise pour analyser les restructurations actuelles du travail à la lumière des mutations tout aussi importantes du marché de l'emploi qui ont nom l'exclusion et la précarisation.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Employees; Labor Unions; Qualifications; Skilled labor; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Training

Vers une formation «continue» de la main-d'oeuvre au Québec ? - Bernier, Colette (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
Dans ce texte, l'auteure se demande si les pratiques récentes des entreprises québécoises dans le domaine de la formation de la main-d’œuvre sont de nature à développer les compétences de cette même main-d’œuvre. Pour répondre à cette question, elle examine les innovations de formation des entreprises en se demandant si elles vont dans le sens d'une formation continue de la main-d’œuvre. L'examen porte d'abord sur la dynamique des innovations de formation au sein de l'entreprise, ensuite sur les liens qu'elles entretiennent avec l'organisation du travail, sur les relations qu'elles induisent entre l'école et l'entreprise et, finalement, sur l'inscription de ces formations dans le temps. Si l'auteure conclut à un changement significatif des pratiques de formation des entreprises, elle note pourtant que celles-ci sont encore trop axées sur les objectifs productivistes de l'entreprise et s'inscrivent trop peu souvent dans le sens d'une formation « continue » de la main-d’œuvre.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; Occupational training; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

The Workers' Revolt in Canada, 1917-1925 - Bortz, Jeffrey (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "The Workers' Revolt in Canada, 1917-1925," edited by Craig Heron.

Coopération patronale-syndicale et réorganisation du travail - Bourque, Reynald (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
Cette étude présente les principaux résultats d'une recherche menée au Québec auprès de huit syndicats locaux des secteurs de la métallurgie et du papier affiliés à la CSN, qui ont négocié des ententes de participation syndicale à la gestion de l'organisation du travail au début des années 1990. La recherche a porté sur les contextes, les processus et les résultats de la coopération patronale-syndicale dans chacun des cas étudiés au cours de la période 1990 à 1997. L'analyse révèle d'abord que ces ententes, conclues pour la plupart dans un contexte de réduction des emplois, aménagent des modalités de participation formelle des syndicats à la gestion de l'organisation du travail. Les principaux changements intervenus concernent l'élargissement des tâches, le décloisonnement des métiers et le travail en équipe. Ces changements se sont accompagnés dans tous les cas de modifications aux règles conventionnelles de gestion des emplois et d'un allongement de la durée des conventions collectives. L'analyse longitudinale met en évidence un recul ou un plafonnement de la participation syndicale dans la majorité des cas après quelques années d'expérimentation. Les principaux facteurs associés au déclin de la participation syndicale sont l'imposition unilatérale par l'employeur de changements organisationnels et la perception de la part des salariés d'un partage inéquitable des gains découlant de la réorganisation du travail.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Employees; Labor Unions; Labor relations; Metal industry; Participatory management; Pulp & paper industry; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Selling Tradition: Appalachia and the Construction of an American Folk 1930-1940 - Bowman, Rob (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Selling Tradition: Appalachia and the Construction of an American Folk, 1930-1940," by Jane S. Becker.

The Representation Gap: Change and Reform in the British and American Workplace - Brossard, Michel (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "The Representation Gap: Change and Reform in the British and American Workplace," by Brian Towers.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; Labor relations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Women Teachers and Feminist Politics 1900-39 - Brown, Helen (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Women Teachers and Feminist Politics 1900-39," by Alison Oram.

The Yankee International: Marxism and the American Reform Tradition, 1848-1876 - Buhle, Paul (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "The Yankee International: Marxism and the American Reform Tradition, 1848-1876," by Timothy Messer-Kruse.

The Moral Economy of the Commons: Ecology and Equity in the Newfoundland Cod Fishery, 1815-1855 - Cadigan, Sean (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
A sense of determinism about the emergence of capitalism and the ruthless over-exploitation of nature in European colonial expansion pervades much of North American environmental and ecological history. The attempts of 19th-century Newfoundland fishing people to regulate access to common-property marine resources suggests that some European settlers were also capable of non-capitalist forms of ecological management. Fishers protested against the introduction of new fishing technology in response to localized exhaustion of cod stocks. Some of these protests involved the destruction of newer equipment, while others were anonymous assaults on the equipment's owners. The protests represented attempts to forestall the depletion of marine resources by the further capitalization of the fishery. By the late 1840s the demands for conservation measures became more organized politically under the leadership of mercantile agent Willam Kelson. Although he was conservative and paternalistic, Kelson's criticism of the unrestrained employment of technology in the fishing industry had radical implications. Kelson supported the desire to preserve a customary and equitable right of access to fish for present and future generations. The preservation of equitable access may been seen as an ecological norm of a moral economy that ran counter to the individualistic and accumulative values of a nascent local capitalist political economy.

Managing the Marginal: Regulating and Negotiating Decency in Vancouver's Beer Parlours, 1925-1954 - Campbell, Robert A. (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
Little historical work has been done in Canada on public drinking in general and public drinking after prohibition in particular. For British Columbia this neglect is a real oversight because hotel saloons were transformed into hotel beer parlours after prohibition. The first parlours opened in Vancouver in 1925, and, like saloons, they catered to a working-class clientele. Parlours held sway until 1954 when a new Government Liquor Act provided for additional venues of public drinking. One did not have to sit long in a Vancouver parlour to realize that more than alcohol consumption was being regulated. Parlours also regulated class, gender and sexuality, and race.

No Car, No Radio, No Liquor Permit: The Moral Regulation of Single Mothers in Ontario, 1920-1997 - Carstairs, Catherine (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "No Car, No Radio, No Liquor Permit": The Moral Regulation of Single Mothers in Ontario, 1920-1997, by Margaret Little.

Taking on Goliath: The Emergence of a New Left Party and the Struggle for Democracy in Mexico - Caulfield, Norman (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Taking on Goliath: The Emergence of a New Left Party and the Struggle for Democracy in Mexico," by Kathleen Bruhn.

Workers' Control in Latin America, 1930-1979 - Caulfield, Norman (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Workers' Control in Latin America, 1930-1979," edited by Jonathan C. Brown.

Articulation institutionnelle et orientations du système de formation professionnelle au Québec - Charest, Jean (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
Le système québécois de formation professionnelle a connu des transformations importantes au cours des années 90. La nouvelle articulation institutionnelle de ce système a été traversée par diverses influences politiques et économiques, dont une caractéristique majeure est la participation soutenue des principaux acteurs des relations industrielles. Nous proposons ici une analyse de ce que nous nommons la modernisation du système de formation professionnelle au Québec en retraçant les orientations de départ et leur logique sous-jacente, en identifiant les influences extérieures permettant de spécifier l’expérience québécoise et en concluant sur les principaux enjeux qui confrontent les acteurs.
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Réduction du temps de travail: mode d'emploi - Charest, Jean (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Réduction du temps de travail: mode d'emploi," by Jean-Pierre Mongrand.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; Labor relations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Working hours

Labour Market Regimes and Patterns of Flexibility: A Sweden-Canada Comparison - Chaykowski, Richard (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Labor Market Regimes and Patterns of Flexibility: A Sweden-Canada Comparison," by Axel Van Den Berg, Bengt Furaker and Leif Johansson.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; LABOR market; Labor Unions; Labor relations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Workplace Change and Continuous Bargaining - Clarke, Louise; Haiven, Larry (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
This paper reports on a remarkable partnership between Saskatoon Chemicals and a local of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union. The partnership emerged after years of bitter relations and, on the basis of great union strength, progressed to involve continuous, interest-based bargaining and an extensive, jointly determined work redesign process. Both parties achieved significant benefits from the high performance partnership before the high performance work system was developed. Evidence also shows that continuous bargaining can work. Divisions within the union over its appropriate role and accountability helped to prevent co-optation, and ultimately led to a return to a more traditional labor-management relationship. The case raises important questions for unions, regarding industrial democracy in a rapidly changing work context.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Chemical industry; Collective bargaining; Employees; Labor Unions; Labor relations; Participatory management; Partnerships; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Studies

La syndicalisation des salaries du communautaire - Deslauriers, Jean-Pierre; Paquet, Renaud; Sarrazin, Marc (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
Au cours de la dernière décennie, plusieurs auteurs se sont interrogés sur les facteurs qui ont fait chuter le taux de syndicalisation dans certains pays et qui sont à la source de sa stagnation dans d'autres. Parmi les facteurs de nature structurelle, le déplacement des emplois de la grande entreprise vers la petite entreprise, de l'entreprise publique vers l'entreprise privée, du secteur manufacturier vers le secteur des services constituent ceux qui reviennent le plus souvent. Dans la foulée de la restructuration des services, on peut constater au Québec comme dans d'autres pays occidentaux, un mouvement en faveur de nouvelles formes d'organisation sociale visant la production de biens et services. Ces organisations prennent la forme de petites entreprises communautaires du secteur des services privés, ajoutant ainsi à la masse de salariés, pour la plupart non syndiqués, de ce secteur. Cet article vise à évaluer le potentiel de syndicalisation des salariés du communautaire. Cette évaluation qualitative est faite à partir de données recueillies lors d'entrevues dans six entreprises types du secteur communautaire dans l'Outaouais, de commentaires rassemblés lors de réunions de groupes focus d'informateurs-clé et de rencontres avec des représentants syndicaux. Les données sont analysées à l'aide d'un modèle explicatif de la propension à se syndiquer. Suivent quelques considérations stratégiques pour les organisations syndicales intéressées par la syndicalisation de ces groupes de salariés.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; Labor relations; Membership drives; Nonprofit organizations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Les entreprises et l'emploi: les nouvelles formes de qualification du travail - Doray, Pierre (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Les entreprises et l'emploi : les nouvelles formes de qualification du travail," by Annette Dubé and Daniel Mercure,
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Job skills; Labor Unions; Qualifications; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

The State of Working America, 1998-99 - Dresser, Laura (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "The State of Working America, 1998-99," by Lawrence Mishel, Jared Bernstein, and John Schmitt.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Business conditions; Economic conditions; Economic indicators; Labor Unions; Labor relations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

The Trials of Masculinity: Policing Sexual Boundaries, 1870-1930 - Dummitt, Chris (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "The Trials of Masculinity: Policing Sexual Boundaries, 1870-1930," by Angus McLaren.

The Mill: A Worker's Memoir from 1945 to 1948 - Edwards, Alfred; Heron, Craig (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
Historian Craig Heron introduces the 1945-48 memoir of Alfred Edwards, who worked at National Knitting MIlls, a textile mill in Hamilton, Ontario. Edwards, who had been a union activist prior to WWII, describes the changes in the relations of production that he observed upon his return to the plant from military service. He also discusses the decision of the shop union to join the Textile Workers Union of America, the struggle for local control in a bureaucratized international union, and the conflict between social democratic and communist unions at the Canadian Congress of Labour convention in Toronto in 1947.

The Burger International - Featherstone, Liza (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
Discusses efforts to unionize fast-food workers, in particular the drive at the McDonald's in Squamish, BC. [Note: The workers voted to decertify less than a year later, before a collective agreement was signed.]

Losing the Hearts and Minds, or How Clio Disappeared from Canadian Public Schools - Fink, Leon (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews and comments on J. L. Granatstein's "Who Killed Canadian History?" (1998), Ken Osborne's "In Defence of History: Teaching the Past and the Meaning of Democratic Citizenship" (1995), and Bob Davis's "Whatever Happened to High School History? Burying the Political Memory of Youth: Ontario, 1945-1995" (1995).

Empire of Free Trade: The East India Company and the Making of the Colonial Marketplace - Fisher, Michael H. (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Empire of Free Trade: The East India Company and the Making of the Colonial Marketplace," by Sudipta Sen.

Labour History and the Interlocking Hierarchies of Class, Ethnicity, and Gender: A Canadian Perspective - Frager, Ruth A. (International Review of Social History, 1999)
This paper develops the concept of interlocking hierarchies [within the working class] by focusing on the Canadian situation. While emphasizing the complex dynamics of worker resistance and adaptation, the paper briefly examines the shortcomings of Canadian working-class historiography. The paper then explores the significance of interlocking hierarchies and sketches the ways in which this analytical framework can be applied, first by emphasizing gender issues and secondly by emphasizing ethnicity in the Canadian context, particularly in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. (I use the term ‘‘ethnicity’’ broadly in order to avoid using the term ‘‘race’’ as much as possible, so as not to lend credence to the notion that ‘‘race’’ represents a fixed biological category.) In emphasizing ethnicity, the paper focuses first on issues concerning immigrant workers from Asia and then on issues concerning immigrant workers from southern and eastern Europe. –From author's introduction

Working-Class Hollywood: Silent Film and the Shaping of Class in America - Frank, David (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Working-Class Hollywood: Silent Film and the Shaping of Class in America," Steven J. Ross.

Paying the Price of Principle - Fudge, Judy (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
Discusses the socio-political context of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal's ruling regarding the pay equity complaint of the Public Service Alliance of Canada. The complaint was upheld, but the federal government filed an appeal. Argues for a new understanding of the labour market to counter the devisiveness of the prevailing neo-classical model.

Unions and New Office Technology - Gattiker, Urs E.; Paulson, Dan (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
To explain white collar workers' expectations about what unions should do when technological change occurs in the workplace, 2 attitude scales were used. The data indicate that the industries in which employees works as well as their perception about whether computerized technology makes their job rewarding or creates de-skilling are all significant predictors of their attitude regarding a union's decision to accept or resist technological change. Non-union members and managers, in contrast to union members, appear to be concerned about: 1. bread-and-butter issues, and 2. quality of work issues and therefore, are somewhat less likely to feel positive about a union that accepts and helps workers adapt to new office technology.
Keywords: Automation; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Employee attitude; Labor; Labor Unions; Models; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Studies; Technological change; White collar workers

Les causes d'une participation à la grève: grévistes et non-grévistes de la Noranda Mines Ltd, juin 1934 - Gaudreau, Guy (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
À partir des fiches du personnel de la Noranda Mines Ltd, l'auteur cherche à cerner les facteurs objectifs qui ont incité quelque 300 travailleurs à déclencher une grève le 12 juin 1934. Comme d'une part, la participation à la grève est inscrite sur les fiches, mais comme d'autre part, la majorité des travailleurs ont refusé de respecter les piquets de grève, deux groupes d'ouvriers-mineurs, les grévistes et les non-grévistes, peuvent ainsi être distingués lors du conflit. Hormis leurs orientations idéologiques, ces travailleurs ont-ils adopté face à la grève une attitude qui peut s'expliquer par leurs caractéristiques socioprofessionnelles? Au centre de cette analyse: les immigrants qui composent la majorité de la main-d'oeuvre. Puisqu'ils sont divisés sur les mérites de la grève, le texte examine l'influence de leur degré d'enracinement au pays sur leur militantisme.

Organisation du travail et gestion de la main-d'oeuvre dans la filière automobile - Gérin-Lajoie, Jean (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Organisation du travail et gestion de la main-d'oeuvre dans la filière automobile," by Gorgeu, Armelle, René Mathieu and Michel Pialoux.
Keywords: AUTOMOBILE industry; Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; Labor relations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

International and Comparative Employment Relations - Giles, Anthony (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "International and Comparative Employment Relations," edited by Greg J. Bamber and Russell D. Lansbury.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; Labor relations; Manycountries; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Industrial relations in the new workplace: research, policy and practice - Giles, Anthony; Lapointe, Paul-André; Murray, Gregor; Bélanger, Jacques (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
Introduces the international colloquium co-sponsored by Laval University's Industrial Relations Centre and the Canadian Workplace Research Network held in September 1997.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; Labor relations; R&D; Research; Research & development; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

New Forms of Work Organization: Can Europe Realise its Potential? - Godard, John (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "New Forms of Work Organization–Can Europe Realise its Potential?," by EPOC Research Group.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Employees; Employment; Labor Unions; Participatory management; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Work environment

Labor and Urban Politics: Class Conflict and the Origins of Modern Liberalism in Chicago, 1864-1897 - Green, Julie (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Labor and Urban Politics: Class Conflict and the Origins of Modern Liberalism in Chicago, 1864-97," by Richard Schneirov.

Facteurs explicatifs de la démobilisation chez les diplômés universitaires récemment embauchés - Guérin, Gilles; Wils, Thierry; Carrière, Jules (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
Dans cette recherche, nous tentons d'expliquer le phénomène de démobilisation chez les diplômés universitaires récemment embauchés à partir de leurs attentes et des possibilités de réalisation de ces attentes offertes par l'organisation. Différents modèles explicatifs sont testés et celui qui considère les attentes et les possibilités de réalisation comme des effets indépendants se révèle bien plus significatif que le modèle classique des attentes insatisfaites. L'effet des attentes initiales sur la démobilisation s'avère très réduit, remettant ainsi en cause l'hypothèse des attentes excessives qui augmenteraient les risques de démobilisation. Par contre, le défaut par l'organisation de responsabiliser, d'utiliser les compétences et d'informer est beaucoup plus préjudiciable.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Employment; Expectations; Job satisfaction; Labor Unions; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; University graduates

Considering the Third Revolution: Popular Movements in the Revolutionary Era - Harrison, J. Frank (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article review and comments extensively on Murray Bookchin's "Considering the Third Revolution: Popular Movements in the Revolutionary Era," 2 vols. (1998).

Gestion Intégrale de la Qualité: univers des acteurs et contexte d'innovation - Harrisson, Denis (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
Following a brief review of the concept of quality, the article analyzes the representations and practices of quality by managers and employees at four Quebec manufacturing plants - Comtel, Microcom, Primétal and Afcan. Each was involved in the transformational process of Total Quality Management. Concludes that there is a duality: either quality management reinforces the relationship of subordination to managerial authority, or, on the contrary, it is based on a negotiated agreement in which unions and workers make themselves heard.

Labor and the Wartime State: Labor Relations and Law during World War II - Haydu, Jeffrey (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Labor and the Wartime State: Labor Relations and Law during World War II, by James B. Atleson.

Implications of Small Bargaining Units and Enterprise Unions on Bargaining Disputes: A Look into the Future? - Hebdon, Robert; Hyatt, Douglas; Mazerolle, Maurice (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
Using a large data set of large and small bargaining units, the implications for collective bargaining disputes of the evolution toward small bargaining units and the move to non-traditional forms of representation are examined. It is found that smaller bargaining units, as well as independent unions in both the public and private sectors, are less likely to reach an impasse. This finding supported those hypothesizing the cooperative nature of these organizations. These 2 sets of results suggest that the movement to smaller bargaining units, and towards more independent representation, will result in a higher proportion of directly negotiated settlements in the future. However, a reduced incidence of impasse does not necessarily mean a reduction in industrial conflict. Evidence is found of a shift away from a collective expression of conflict such as strikes, to more individual expressions. Thus, in the future, there may be a greater need for internal conflict resolution systems.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Collective bargaining; Collective bargaining unit; Labor Unions; Labor relations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Statistical analysis; Studies; Trends

Changes in Job Duration in Canada - Heisz, Andrew (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
Using monthly data from the Canadian Labour Force Survey, changes in the complete duration of new job spells from 1981 through 1996 are investigated. While the average complete length of new jobs did not increase or decrease over a period, investigation of the distribution of complete job lengths reveals 2 important changes. First, the probability that a new job would end within 6 months rose during the 1980s, but then reversed during the 1990s, meaning that there was little net change over the period as a whole. Second, the conditional probability that a job that had lasted 6 months would continue on past 5 years rose through the whole period. This pattern of change was found among virtually all demographic subgroups examined, suggesting that an economy-wide explanation must be sought.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Demographics; Employee turnover; Employment; LABOR market; Labor Unions; Occupational mobility; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Stability; Statistical analysis; Studies

The CIO, 1935-1955 - Heron, Craig (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "The CIO, 1935-1955," by Robert H. Zieger.

Daimler-Benz in the Third Reich - Herrigel, Gary (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Daimler-Benz in the Third Reich," by Neil Gregor.

Then and Now: New Examinations of the Sixties - Hewitt, Steve (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews and comments on the books, "The Other Side of the Sixties: Young Americans for Freedom and the Rise of Conservative Politics," by John A. Andrew III, "Blues for America: A Critique, A Lament, and Some Memories," by Doug Dowd, "The Way the Wind Blew: A History of the Weather Underground," by Ron Jacobs, "Living Inside Our Hope: A Steadfast Radical's Thoughts on Rebuilding the Movement," by Staughton Lynd, and "Direct Action: Radical Pacifism from the Union Eight to the Chicago Seven," by James Tracy.

The Polish Coal Miners' Union and the German Labor Movement in the Ruhr, 1902-1934: National and Social Solidarity - Horn, Gerd-Rainier (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "The Polish Coal Miners' Union and the German Labor Movement in the Ruhr, 1902-1934: National and Social Solidarity," by John J. Kulczycki.

La fonction formation et développement de la main-d'oeuvre et l'innovation diffuse : quelques pistes de réflexion et d'action - Jacob, Réal (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
L'auteur cherche ici à établir un parallèle entre l'évolution du contexte affaires des organisations et le renouvellement de la fonction formation et développement de la main-d’œuvre. L'un des principaux défis des intervenants en ce domaine réside alors dans la capacité de ceux-ci à mobiliser des stratégies d'apprentissage qui favorisent la synergie entre les savoirs tacites et explicites facilitant ainsi la création de nouveaux savoirs collectifs qui sont à la base de l'innovation diffuse.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Employees; Labor Unions; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Training

Capturing Women: The Manipulation of Cultural Imagery in Canada's Prairie West - Janovicek, Nancy (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Capturing Women: The Manipulation of Cultural Imagery in Canada's Prairie West," by Sarah Carter.

Who Supports the Family? Gender and Breadwinning in Dual-Earner Marriages - Janssens, Angélique (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Who Supports the Family? Gender and Breadwinning in Dual-Earner Marriages," by Jean L. Potuchek.

Analyzing the History of Women's Politics in the Shadow of the Millennium - Judson, Sarah Mercer (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews and comments on several books: Kristi Anderson's "After Suffrage: Women and Partisan and Electoral Politics before the New Deal" (1996), Suzanne Marilley's "Woman Suffrage and the Origins of Liberal Feminism in the United States, 1820-1920" (1996), and Susan Marshall's "Splintered Sisterhood, Gender and Class in the Campaign against Woman Suffrage" (1997).

UNITE's Victory at Richmark: Community-Based Union Organizing in Communities of Color - Juravich, Tom; Hilgert, Jeff (Labor Studies Journal, 1999)
As the labor movement refocuses its commitment to organizing, it is turning increasingly toward organizing in communities of color. We know from quantitative research that workers of color are more likely to organize and are concentrated in low-wage industries that are more sus ceptible to organizing. Despite major victories such as Justice for Janitors in Los Angeles and a string of victories by UNITE in the South, unions have much to learn about organizing in communities of color. This article is an in-depth analysis of UNITE's victory among predominantly El Salvadoran workers at the Richmark plant in Everett, Massachusetts. It is based on interviews with union staff, community activists, and workers at the Richmark plant. Given its unusual circumstances, Richmark is in many ways not a model for organizing. Yet there are important lessons to be learned from the Richmark victory that extend beyond this Everett- based plant and inform organizing in communities of color. First, UNITE did not just enter the El Salvadoran community for this campaign but already had a presence in the community. Second, UNITE organizers recognized and nurtured the rank-and-file leadership that emerged. And, finally, the organizers and staff at UNITE were flexible, adapting both to the situation and to the workers at Richmark. While schooled in a specific model of organizing, they were able to look beyond those models and emerged victorious.

The Use and Abuse of Postmodernism - Keating, Craig (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article revews and comments on "The Undeclared War: Class Conflict in the Age of Cyber Capitalism," by James Laxer, and "Postmodern Management: The Emerging Partnership Between Employees and Stockholders," by William McDonald Wallace.

Stratégies de résistance et travail des femmes - Kempeneers, Marianne (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Stratégies de résistance et travail des femmes," edited by Angelo Soares.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Employment; Labor Unions; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Women

The Origins of Capitalism - Kennedy, Geoff (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "The Origins of Capitalism," by Ellen Meiksins Wood.

Technology and Gender Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China - Kennedy, Thomas L. (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Technology and Gender Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China," by Francesca Bray.

Le guide Québec inc. 1997. Profil des 500 plus grandes entreprises au Québec - Laberge, Yves (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Le guide Québec inc. 1997. Profil des 500 plus grandes entreprises au Québec," by Jean Auclair, Pierre Auger and Raymond Boisvert.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Corporations; Labor Unions; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Fonction formation - Laflamme, Roch (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Fonction formation," by Jacques Sayer.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Employees; Labor Unions; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Training

Native Migrant Labour in the Southern Alberta Sugar-beet Industry: Coercion and Paternalism in the Recruitment of Labour* - Laliberte, Ronald F.; Satzewich, Vic (Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie, 1999)
Research has begun to increasingly document Native peoples' participation in wage employment in Canada. Despite an acknowledgement of native participation in wage labour, little is known of the role of the state in mobilizing Native workers for Canadian industry. Using the case of Native migration to the southern Alberta sugar-beet industry in the 1950s and 1960s, this paper analyzes the role of the state in the mobilization of the native workers for employment. We show that the various levels of the state, acting through federal/provincial manpower committees and the Indian Affairs Branch of the federal government, used a variety of paternalistic and coercive measures to help farmers in southern Alberta recruit and retain Native workers. One of the main measures used by the federal and provincial governments to coerce Native people into migration was to cut off social assistance benefits to those Native people deemed to be employable.

Are Quality Improvement and Downsizing Compatible? A Human Resources Perspective - Lam, Helen; Reshef, Yonatan (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
Quality improvement (QI) and downsizing have been 2 popular initiatives to enhance firm competitiveness. When used together, the relationship between them is neither simple nor straightforward. Although there have been many separate studies of QI and downsizing, there is a paucity of empirical work on the relationship between them and their organizational implications. A study is presented that seeks to fill this lacuna by shedding light on: 1. how employees respond to these initiatives when combined, 2. their compatibility, and 3. ways to alleviate the negative effects of one initiative on the other.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Corporations; Downsizing; Human resource management; Labor Unions; Organizational behavior; Quality control; Quality management; Reorganization; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Studies

Les conséquences des changements administratifs et technologiques sur l'organisation du travail à l'usine Fraser d'Edmundston au Nouveau-Brunswick, 1947-1974 - Lang, Nicole (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
Examines the work regimen at Fraser Companies pulp and paper mill in Edmundston, New Brunswick, from 1947-74 to verify the thesis of Marxist political economist Harvey Braverman on the deskilling and degradation of work in the 20th century. Discusses ownership, administrative and technological changes as well as company-union relations. Twenty francophone longtime workers were interviewed. Concludes that although many jobs were eliminated, deskilling is a complex issue.

Un siècle d'histoire industrielle : Belgique, Luxembourg, Pays-Bas, industrialisation et sociétés, 1873-1973. - Lanthier, Pierre (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Un siècle d'histoire industrielle : Belgique, Luxembourg, Pays-Bas, industrialisation et sociétés, 1873-1973," by René Leboutte, Jean Puissant, and Denis Scuto.

Why Unions Matter - Le Blanc, Paul (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Why Unions Matter," by Michael D. Yates.

Debating Productivity - Leier, Mark (James Mark) (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
Reprint of an article first published in the Vancouver Sun, entitled "Productivity Latest Stick to Beat Workers." Discusses the debate that it generated.

Girls on Film - Leier, Mark (James Mark) (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
Briefly describes the newly released documentary, "The Plywood Girls," which focuses on the hundreds of women who worked at the sawmill in Port Alberni, BC, during the Second World War.

Le travail en équipe dans un univers de production allégée : contrainte ou opportunité ? - Lévesque, Christian; Côté, Pascale (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
Prenant appui sur des données collectées auprès des travailleurs de l'usine de la GM à Boisbriand, cette étude cherche à mettre en évidence que leur évaluation du travail en équipe est intimement associée à la dynamique sociale qui prévaut au sein des équipes. Les résultats suggèrent que leur évaluation varie selon la capacité de coopération et d'action des travailleurs, laquelle est fortement liée aux modalités du marchandage de l'effort. Dans le cadre de ce marchandage continue sur les lieux de travail, le rôle joué par les chefs d'équipe apparaît comme un enjeu central. Il peut en effet constituer un catalyseur ou un frein à l'émergence de nouvelles capacités d'agir en commun au sein des équipes.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; Labor relations; Manufacturers; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Teamwork

Making Peace with the 60s - Levy, Peter B. (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Making Peace with the 60s," by David Burner.

The Remaking of the Japanese Working Class - Lewis, Michael (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews and comments on Kazuo Nimura's "The Ashio Riot of 1907: A Social History of Mining in Japan" (1997) and Yuko Ogasawara's "Office Ladies and Salaried Men: Power, Gender, and Work in Japanese Companies" (1998).

Bibliography: Recent Publications in Canadian Labour History = Bibliographie : Travaux récents en histoire des classes populaires canadiennes - Lonardo, Michael; Sweeny, Robert C. H. (Labour/Le Travail, 1999)
Compilation of recent English/French publications on Canadian labour history that emphasize the period 1800-1975. Materials pertaining to the post-1975 period may also be included, although more selectively. [See the database, Canadian Labour History, 1976-2009, published at Memorial University of Newfoundland.]

Strikes, Bogeys, Spares, and Misses: Pin-boy and Caddy Strikes in the 1930s - MacMillan, Ian (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
Examines the strikes waves of pin-boys and golf caddies during the 1930s in Canada. Argues that two distinct typologies may be discerned between bowling alleys and golf courses in terms of workplaces/cultures and work patterns. Considers the roles of various actors including the state, the employer-side YMCA, and the communist Workers Unity League. Concludes by offering observations on the impact of subsequent technological change, mass culture and the commodification of leisure time, and how the strikes illustrate the historic connection between the social wage (relief) and the labour market in the service sector.

Clearcutting the Pacific Rain Forest: Production, Science and Regulation - Marchak, Patricia (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Clearcutting the Pacific Rain Forest: Production, Science, and Regulation." by Richard A. Rajala.

Older Workers' Adjustments to Plant Closures - Mazerolle, Maurice J.; Singh, Gangaram (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
This article investigates whether older workers affected by plant closures are more likely to be discouraged from participation in the labor force and to be bitter towards employers as well as whether they are less likely to report career growth in subsequent employment situations. The data indicated that older workers are less likely to report the career-growth effect. In addition, post-closure training activities reduced the likelihood of the discouraged-worker effect for the 45-55 age group. The respondents from the older age groups who undertook post-closure training activities were more likely to report the poisoning effect and less likely to report the career-growth effect. It is argued that the results relate to the definition of the age groups, the transferability of human capital, and the value of community support. The implication of the results for public and institutional policies are discussed.
Keywords: Age and employment; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Employee attitude; Employees; Labor Unions; Labor relations; Older workers; Plant closures; Psychology; Regression analysis; Shutdowns; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Studies

Jack London: A Life - McCrostie, James (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Jack London: A Life," by Alex Kershaw.

Class, Gender, and Power in the Mining Communities of the Americas - Mercier, Laurie (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews and comments extensively on Elizabeth Jameson's 'All That Glitters: Class, Conflict, and Community in Cripple Creek' (1998) and Janet L. Finn's 'Tracing the Veins: Copper, Culture, and Community from Butte to Chuquicamata' (1998).
Keywords: 1800-1999; CANADA – Economic conditions; History; Social conditions; Wales

Les nouveaux modèles de qualification fondés sur la flexibilité : entre la professionnalisation et la taylorisation du travail - Mercure, Daniel; Dubé, Annette (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
Cet article traite des transformations récentes des formes de qualification du travail. Il est le fruit d'une vaste enquête sur la dynamique des emplois dans le secteur manufacturier au Québec. Les auteurs analysent d'abord les modifications cruciales de la dynamique des entreprises. Ensuite, ils examinent les nouvelles qualifications exigées des travailleurs, à savoir les compétences nécessaires pour accomplir les tâches, ainsi que les principaux profils de qualification privilégiés par les employeurs en vue du recrutement. L'article met en relief l'émergence de trois modèles inédits de qualification, tous fondés sur la flexibilité, soit le modèle flexible de type professionnel-conceptuel, le modèle flexible de type taylorisé et le modèle flexible de type adroit-analytique.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Employees; Labor Unions; Manufacturers; Qualifications; Recruitment; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

From Job-Based Pay to Skill-Based Pay in Unionized Establishments: A Three-Plant Comparative Analysis - Mericle, Kenneth; Dong-One, Kim (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
Analyzing the experiences of 3 unionized manufacturing firms in North America, 2 relatively unexplored issues in previous literature are examined: 1. skill based pay in unionized organizations, and 2. the transition from job-based pay to skill-based pay. The 3 cases showed substantial variety, particularly in the areas of practical details of SBP and the work system in which SBP operates. The cases show that SBP can be successfully designed and implemented in older unionized workplaces with strong contract language. Specifically, it was found that SBP can be introduced even where numerous job classifications are retained and that seniority rights are not inconsistent with an effective SBP system.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Comparative analysis; Compensation; Labor Unions; Labor relations; Manufacturers; Organizational change; Pay for performance; Salaries pensions etc; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Studies

Eh, Paesan!: Being Italian in Toronto - Migliore, Sam (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Eh, Paesan!: Being Italian in Toronto," by Nicholas DeMaria Harney.

Playing Indian - Miller, J. R. (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Playing Indian," by Philip J. Deloria.

The Trouble With Normal: Postwar Youth and the Making of Heterosexuality - Millward, Liz (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "The Trouble with Normal: Postwar Youth and the Making of Heterosexuality," by Mary Louise Adams.

Researching the World of Work: Strategies and Methods in Studying Industrial Relations - Montreuil, Sylvie (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
This article reviews the book, "Researching the World of Work - Strategies and Methods in Studying Industrial Relations," edited by Keith Whitfield and George Strauss.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; Labor relations; R&D; Research; Research & development; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Is U.S. Labor Changing as Fast as the Workplace? - Moody, Kim (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews and comments extensively on the books, "A New Labor Movement for the New Century" (1998) edited by Gregory Mantsios and "Unions and Workplace Reorganization" (1997) edited by Bruce Nissen.

La relation entre le contexte de l'évaluation du rendement et l'indulgence de l'évaluateur - Morin, Denis; Murphy, Kevin R.; Larocque, Alain (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
La présente étude s'insère dans les multiples efforts de recherche déployés pour mieux circonscrire les paramètres de l'évaluation du rendement. À partir du modèle de Murphy et Cleveland (1995), les auteurs développent une méthodologie originale qui permet de tester empiriquement auprès de 106 fonctionnaires de la fonction publique québécoise la motivation de l'évaluateur à produire des évaluations indulgentes de leurs subordonnés. Les résultats révèlent que l'indulgence s'avère une réponse à un contexte défavorable d'évaluation : les variables contextuelles influencent significativement les appréciations faites par l'évaluateur.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; Performance appraisal; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

The Ethics of the New Economy - Morin, Fernand (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
This article reviews the book, "The Ethics of the New Economy," edited by Leo Groarke.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Business ethics; Labor Unions; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Hard Bargain: Transforming Public Sector Labour-Management Relations - Murphy, David G. (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Hard Bargain: Transforming Public Sector Labour-Management Relations," by Peter Warrian.

Relations industrielles et nouveaux systèmes productifs : recherche, politiques et pratiques - Murray, Gregor; Lapointe, Paul-André; Bélanger, Jacques; Giles, Anthony (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
Présente le colloque international coparrainé par le Centre de relations industrielles de l'Université Laval et le Réseau canadien de recherche sur les milieux de travail qui s'est tenu en septembre 1997.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; Labor relations; R&D; Research; Research & development; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Pistol Packin' Mama: Aunt Molly Jackson and the Politics of Folksong - Narvéez, Peter (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Pistol Packin' Mama: Aunt Molly Jackson and the Politics of Folksong," by Shelly Romalis.

Peronism Without Peron: Unions, Parties, and Democracy in Argentina - Newton, Ron (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Peronism Without Peron: Unions, Parties, and Democracy in Argentina," by James W. McGuire.

Enlisting Women for the Cause: Women, Labour, and the Left in Canada, 1890-1920 - Nicol, Janet Mary (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Enlisting Women for the Cause: Women, Labour, and the Left in Canada, 1890-1920" by Linda Kealey.

All-American Anarchist: Joseph A. Labadie and the Labor Movement - Palmer, Bryan D. (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "All-American Anarchist: Joseph A. Labadie and the Labor Movement," by Carlotta R. Anderson.

Book Notes [43, Spring 1999] - Palmer, Bryan D. (Labour/Le Travail, 1999)
The article briefly reviews "Dismantling a Nation: The Transition to Corporate Rule in Canada," 2nd edition, by Stephen McBridc and John Shields, "A Nation of Immigrants: Women, Workers, and Communities in Canadian History, 1840s-1960s," edited by Franca Iacovetta, Paula Draper, and Robert Ventresca, "Rethinking Canada: The Promise of Women's History," 3rd edition, edited by Veronica Strong-Boag and Anita Clair Fellman, "Gendering the Vertical Mosaic: Feminist Perspectives on Canadian Society," by Roberta Hamilton, "Canadian Political Parties," edited by Daniel Azoulay, "Introducing Canada: An Annotated Bibliography of Canadian History in English," by Brian Gobbett and Robert Irwin, "Uncommon People: Resistance, Rebellion, and Jazz," by Eric Hobsbawm, "Steelworkers in America: The Nonunion Era," by David Brody, "Forging American Communism: The Life of William Z. Foster," 2nd edition, by Edward P. Johanningsmeier, "Labor Histories: Class, Politics, and the Working-Class Experience," edited by Eric Arnesen, Julie Greene, and Bruce Laurie, "Waterfront Workers: New Perspectives on Race and Class," edited by Calvin Winslow, "Cutting Edge: Technology, Information, Capitalism, and Social Revolution," edited by Jim Davis, Thomas Hirsch, and Michael Stack, "Capitalism and the Information Age: The Political Economy of the Global Communication Revolution," edited by Robert W. McChesney, Ellen Meiksins Wood, and John Bellamy Foster, "When We Were Good: The Folk Revival," by Robert Cantwell, "Swings and Misses: Moribund Labor Relations in Professional Baseball," by Kenneth M. Jennings, and "Ms. Mentor's Impeccable Advice for Women in Academia," by Emily Toth.

Book Notes {}44, Fall 1999] - Palmer, Bryan D. (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article briefly reviews "Not One of the Family: Foreign Domestic Worker," edited by Abigail B. Baikan and Daiva Stasiulis, "The Ethics of the New Economy: Restructuring and Beyond," edited by Leo Groarke, "Working: Images of Canadian Labour, 1900-2000 = Travailler: Images de la vie ouvrière au Canada, 1900-2000," by Laszlo Barna, "Working People: An Illustrated History of the Canadian Labour," 4th edition, by Desmond Morton, "Counting for Nothing: What Men Value and What Women Are Worth," by Marilyn Waring, "Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale: Women in the International Division of Labour," by Maria Mies, "Rocking the Boat: Union Women's Voices, 1915-1975," by Brigid O'Farrell and Joyce L. Kornbluh, "Organized Labour and American Politics. 1894-1994: The Labor-Liberal Alliance," edited by Kevin Boyle, "The Pullman Strike and the Crisis of the 1890s: Essays on Labor and Politics," edited by Richard Schneirov, Shelton Stromquist, and Nick Salvatore, "Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century," 25th anniversary edition, by Harry Braverman, with a new introduction by John Bellamy Foster, "New Approaches to Disability in the Workplace," edited by Terry Thomason, John F. Burton, Jr., and Douglas E. Hyatt, "The State of Working America, 1998-99," edited by Lawrence Mishel, Jared Bernstein, and John Schmitt, " Island Stories: Unravelling Britain, Theatres of Memory," v. 2, by Raphael Samuel, edited by Alison Light, with Sally Alexander and Gareth Stedman Jones, "Shaping History: Ordinary People in European Politics, 1500-1700," by Wayne Te Brake, and "The Maquiladora Reader: Cross-Border Organizing Since NAFTA ," edited by Rachael Kamel and Anya Hoffman.

Remembering the Mac-Paps (Update) - Parnaby, Andrew (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reports that the monument honouring the Canadian veterans of the Spanish Civil War is almost completed. On 4 December 1998, Spanish Civil War veterans from Canada, Britain, Demark, Israel, and the United States witnessed the unveiling of a plaque and eight stone columns near the provincial legislature in Victoria, BC.

What's Law Got To Do With It? The IWA and the Politics of State Power in British Columbia, 1935-1939 - Parnaby, Andrew (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
In the wake of President Roosevelt's New Deal for labour in the us, the International Woodworkers of America (IWA) experienced tremendous growth in Oregon and Washington. Fearing the arrival of the IWA in BC, the provincial government enacted the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration (ICA) Act as a means to stanch the growth of militant industrial unionism. It was at the company town of Blubber Bay, BC, that the ICA Act was tested for the first rime as capital, labour, and the state struggled over the pith and substance of the new legistation. Drawing on the insights of critical legal theorists and neo-institutionalists, this article examines the multiple ways in which the state, law, and legal process shaped both the formation of the IWA and the nature of class struggle itself. In particular, it illustrates how the expansion of formal collective bargaining, as well as the age-old legal remedies available at common and criminal law, worked together to set limits and erect boundaries on collective working-class action and, in the end, forge a "responsible union."

On Economic Policies of Unemployment in Europe - Pelagidis, Theodore (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
A study is presented that deals with the unemployment problem in Europe. While the prevailing explanations of sources of unemployment - jobless growth, rigid labor markets, and the process of globalization - are rejected, it is argued that technological backwardness, slow growth, and investment rates are responsible for the high European unemployment rate. A change in the mix of economic policy implement in Europe is proposed in order to decelerate real interest rates and increase investments, GDP, and employment.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Economic impact; Economic policy; European Union; Labor Unions; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Studies; Unemployment

Passive Smoke: The EPA's Betrayal of Science and Policy - Pérusse, Michel (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Passive Smoke: The EPA's Betrayal of Science and Policy," by Gio B. Gori and John C. Luik.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Cancer; Causes; Labor Unions; Laws & regulations; Smoking in the workplace; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

The End of Parliamentary Socialism - Pilon, Dennis (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "The End of Parliamentary Socialism," by Leo Panitch and Colin Leys.

Unfair Masters and Rascally Servants? Labour Relations Among Bourgeois, Clerks and Voyageurs in the Montréal Fur Trade, 1780-1821 - Podruchny, Carolyn (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The Montreal fur trade labour system was organized around indentured servitude, patemalism, and cultural hegemony. French Canadian labourers signed legal contracts promising to obey their master in exchange for board and wages. These legal contracts were overshadowed by "social contracts" which signified continual negotiating for fair working conditions. Although voyageurs did not challenge the structure of the master and servant relationship, they continually pushed at the boundaries of their rights as workers. They diminished master authority through a "counter-theatre" of resistance, which inctuded working slowly, complaining, stealing provisions, and desetting the service.

Labor and the State in Egypt: Workers, Unions, and Economic Reconstruction - Power, Jane (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Labor and the State in Egypt: Workers, Unions, and Economic Reconstruction," by Marcia Pripstein Posusney.

Growth in Disability Benefits: Explanations and Policy Implications - Pozzebon, Silvana (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Growth in Disability Benefits: Explanations and Policy Implications," edited by Kalman Rupp and David C. Stapleton.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Disability pensions; Labor Unions; Public policy; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Social security

Art and Industrial Society: The Role of the Toronto Mechanic's Institute in the Promotion of Art, 1831-1883 - Ramsay, Ellen L. (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The Toronto Mechanics' Institute (1831-1883) served as one of the principle institutions of art instruction, the employment of artists (female and male), and exhibition of art in 19th century Toronto. Artists and illustrators now well known in the annals of Canadian art including Laura Bell, Mary Cooper, Richard Baigent, William Bengough, Robert Gagen, William Hind, Henry Martin, George Reid, Kivas Tulley, John Tully, and E. K. Westmacott were amongst the list of teachers and exhibitors at this Institute which attracted 6,000 to 9,000 people and as many as 700 paintings and photographs to its Annual Exhibition by mid-century. Founded for the advancement of worker self-education in the period prior to the Rebellion, the Toronto Mechanics' Institute continued to play a vital role for the Toronto working class in both practical design and fine art throughout the century until the emergence of public adult educational provisions in the latter quarter of the century. The minute books and annual reports of the Mechanics' Institute provide an instructive source for the researcher and demonstrate that contrary to some received wisdom that the mechanics' institutes were middle-class institutions, the Toronto Mechanics' Institute witnessed many lively debates on relevant social topics and remained committed to a working-class orientation throughout its existence despite the changing compositions of its Board. This article sets forth some archival findings and makes some theoretical refinements to the debates on the Mechanics' Institute in the hope of contributing to the on-going research.

McLibel: Burger Culture on Trial - Reiter, Ester (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "McLibel: Burger Culture on Trial," by John Vidal.

T. A. Crerar: A Political Biography - Rennie, Bradford J. (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "T. A. Crerar: A Political Biography," by J.E. Rea.

Democracy is Power: Rebuilding Unions from the Bottom Up - Roberts, Christopher (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Democracy is Power: Rebuilding Unions from the Bottom Up ," by Mike Parker and Martha Gmelle.

Poverty and Inequality: The Political Economy of Redistribution - Rose, Ruth (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Poverty and Inequality: The Political Economy of Redistribution," by Jon Neill.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; POVERTY; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Welfare

Caring For Profit: How Corporations Are Taking Over Canada's Health Care System - Rosenthal, Susan (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Caring for Profit: How Corporations Are Taking Over Canada's Health Care System," by Colleen Fuller.

Health and Social Organization: Towards a Health Policy for the 21st Century - Rosenthal, Susan (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Health and Social Organization: Towards a Health Policy for the 21st Century," edited by David Blane, Eric Brunner, and Richard Wilkinson.

Relever les défis de la gestion des ressources humaines - Saba, Tania (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Relever les défis de la gestion des ressources humaines," by Sylvie St-Onge, Michel Audet, Victor Haines and André Petit,
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Human resource management; Labor Unions; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

SUD-PTT, un nouveau syndicalisme «politique» ? - Sainsaulieu, Ivan (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
Le syndicat SUD-PTT est une scission récente (1989) de la CFDT, la deuxième centrale syndicale en France. Il est animé par une génération de militants marqués par Mai 1968, politiquement proches de l'extrême gauche. Mais ces militants sont aux prises avec une génération de nouveaux adhérents, dans un contexte d'urgence sociale. Idéologie et préférence partisane sont mises de côté au nom du pragmatisme, tandis qu'un sens élevé des questions transversales aboutit à un syndicalisme sociétal original, qui a fait école dans différents secteurs.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Die unheimliche Macht des Geldes: Finanzierungsstrategien der Bürgerlichen Frauenbewegung in Deutschland zwischen 1865 und 1933 - Schade, Rosemarie (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Die unheimliche Macht des Geldes: Finanzierungsstrategien der Bürgerlichen Frauenbewegung in Deutschland zwischen 1865 und 1933," by Gilla Dölle.

Frauen und Staat/Les Femmes et l'État - Schade, Rosemarie (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Frauen und Staat/Les Femmes et l'État," edited by Brigitte Studer, Regina Wecker, and Beatrice Ziegler.

The Politics of Retirement in Britain, 1878-1948 - Schniedewind, Karen (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "The Politics of Retirement in Britain, 1878-1948," by John Macnicol.

Négociation en relations du travail: nouvelles approches - Sexton, Jean (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Négociation en relations du travail: nouvelles approches," by Pierre Deschênes, Jean-Guy Bergeron, Reynald Bourque and André Brand.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Collective bargaining; Labor Unions; Labor relations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Exclusions légales et sociales des travailleurs agricoles saisonniers véhiculés quotidiennement au Québec - Simard, Myriam; Mimeault, Isabelle (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
Cet article traite des exclusions légales et sociales qui affectent la main-d’œuvre agricole saisonnière véhiculée quotidiennement au Québec, dont la grande majorité sont des immigrants résidant à Montréal. Une recherche sociale sur le terrain a révélé, sur certaines fermes, un haut roulement de main-d’œuvre et des conditions de travail en deçà du seuil légalement et humainement admissible : non-respect des personnes, du temps de travail, des normes de santé et sécurité, discrimination. À partir des résultats de cette étude, de recherches sur les modifications de l'agriculture québécoise au XXe siècle ainsi que de l'analyse de contenu de mémoires de l'Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA), les auteures mettent en lumière le rôle de l'UPA dans les exclusions légales successives des salariés agricoles et remettent en question son discours sur la pénurie de main-d’œuvre, contredite par la recherche.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Farmworkers; Labor Unions; Seasonal employment; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Working conditions

"Beauty and the Helldivers": Representing Women's Work and Identities in a Warplant Newspaper - Smith, Helen; Wakewich, Pamela (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
In this article, we discuss representations of women's identifies as workers in the wartime newspaper, Aircrafter, produced by management at the Canadian Car and Foundry Company Limited in Fort William, Ontario, during World War II. We argue that Aircrafter functioned as an ideological mechanism by which pre-war, middle-class prescriptions of femininity, emphasizing women's roles as decorative homemakers in the private sphere, survived the challenges of women's war work to shape post-war gender roles. The article demonstrates the efficacy of this ideological mechanism by revealing the comprehensive way in which different rhetorical styles and varied sections of the newspaper – the front page news and pictures, the editorial page, the women's page entitled "The Femmine Touch," as well as cartoons and pin-ups – collectively conveyed an ambivalent attitude that both praised and questioned women's war work in traditionally male jobs thus reinforcing pre-war socially prescribed forms of femininity. This research reveals how state policies concerning representations of women workers in government war propaganda influenced a northwestern Ontario war plant and shaped the ideological atmosphere which the women war workers at Canadian Car would have to negotiate as part of their daily working lives.

The Production of Flexible Attitudes in the Canadian Pulp and Paper Industry - Smith, Michael R. (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
It is widely believed that both economic security and management policies that foster employee trust increase the willingness of employees to be flexible with respect to work practices and to accept economic policies that foster competition in product markets. These claims, however, rest either on fairly indirect evidence - an apparent association between the presence in countries of institutions that provide economic security and better performance on one or another macroeconomic indicator - or on a series of generally sketchy case studies. In this article relevant data are analyzed from a representative sample of pulp and paper industry employees in Canada. The results provide only weak support for claims with respect to the effects of employment security and trust, thus suggesting some modifications to the standard interpretation.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Effects; Employment security; Flexibility; Labor Unions; Labor relations; Paper industry; Pulp & paper industry; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Statistical analysis; Studies

Spectres of Capitalism: A Critique of Current Intellectual Trends - Soron, Dennis (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Spectres of Capitalism: A Critique of Current Intellectual Trends," by Samir Amin.

Red Star Over Birobidzhan: Canadian Jewish Communists and the "Jewish Autonomous Region" in the Soviet Union - Srebrnik, Henry (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
Chronicles the work of the Organization for Jewish Colonization in Russia (ICOR) during the 1920s and 30s in support of a Soviet government initiative that established a Jewish Autonomous Region in Birobidzhan in the far east of the Soviet Union. ICOR was also founded in opposition to the Zionist movement for a Jewish national state in Palestine. Controlled by the US and Canadian communist parties, the organization was comprised mostly of Yiddish-speaking East European Jews. In 1933, ICOR claimed a membership of 10,000 members including a Canadian section with members in 10 cities in four provinces. The Canadian section also published a periodical, "Kanader Icor." Concludes that the project for a Jewish Autonomous Region was a largely fraudulent scheme that unravelled under the weight of the Stalinist purges in the Soviet Union as well as developments in the international sphere.

Challenges for Work and Family in the Twenty-First Century - St-Onge, Sylvie; Guérin, Gilles (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Challenges for Work and Family in the Twenty-First Century," edited by Dana Vannoy and Paula J. Dubeck.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Families & family life; Labor Unions; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Working conditions

Leisure Settings. Bourgeois Culture, Medicine, and the Spa in Modern France - Stewart, Mary Lynn (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Leisure Settings. Bourgeois Culture, Medicine, and the Spa in Modern France," by Douglas Peter Mackaman.

The Soviet World of American Communism - Storch, Randi (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "The Soviet World of American Communism," by Harvey Klehr, John Earl Haynes, and Kyrill M. Anderson.

Modern Manors: Welfare Capitalism Since the New Deal - Storey, Robert (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Modern Manors: Welfare Capitalism since the New Deal," by Sanford M. Jacoby.

The Frontiers of Punishment and Gender - Strange, Carolyn (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews and comments on Anne M. Butler's "Gendered Justice in the American West: Women Prisoners in Men's Penitentiaries" (1997) and Joy Damousi's "Depraved and Disorderly: Female Convicts, Sexuality and Gender in Colonial Australia" (1997).

Nationalism and the International Labor Movement: The Idea of the Nation in Socialist and Anarchist Theory - Sweeney, Dennis (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Nationalism and the International Labor Movement: The Idea of the Nation in Socialist and Anarchist Theory," by Michael Forman.

Strikes and Solidarity: Coalfield Conflict in Britain 1889-1966 - Tailby, Stephanie (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Strikes and Solidarity: Coalfield Conflict in Britain 1889-1966," by Roy A. Church and Quentin Outram.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Coal industry; Coal mining; History; Labor Unions; Labor relations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Strikes

Caught in the Middle: Contradictions in the Lives of Sociologists from Working-Class Backgrounds - Teeple, Gary (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Caught in the Middle: Contradictions in the Lives of Sociologists from Working-Class Backgrounds," by Michael D. Grimes and Joan M. Morris.

Régulation sociale et action collective pour l'emploi en France - Thuderoz, Christian; Trompette, Pascale (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
L'apparition récente, dans le paysage institutionnel français, d'accords d'entreprise sur l'emploi conduit l'analyste à s'interroger sur la nature du processus aboutissant à de tels compromis sociaux (s'agit-il d'un processus d'échange ?), sur les produits de cette activité (comment caractériser ce type d'accords collectifs ? Où réside la novation ?) et, enfin, sur le sens de ces compromis (en termes de légitimité comme en termes d'action collective pour l'emploi). En mobilisant une sociologie attentive aux processus, cet article explore cette nouvelle dynamique de négociation. On s'attachera à la comprendre comme une forme étendue de régulation conjointe, érigeant l'entreprise comme espace pertinent d'expérimentation de nouvelles pratiques contractuelles et dans laquelle le jeu et les arrangements des acteurs locaux occupent une place centrale.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; Labor relations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Grievance Resolution: Perceived Goal Interdependence and Interaction Patterns - Tjosvold, Dean; Morishima, Motohiro (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
A study identifying behaviors and perceptions of the individuals involved that affect grievance resolutions is presented. Based on conflict research, the study proposes that cooperative goals promote the direct, open-minded consideration of opposing views which leads to quality solutions efficiently developed. Management and union representatives in 2 large Western Canadian forest product companies were interviewed about grievances they had handled that were and were not settled within their committee. They first described in detail a recent, significant grievance and then answered specific questions to code the incident. Structural-equation results and the analysis of the qualitative data suggest that cooperative goals induce the open-minded discussion of diverse views, which in turn results in high-quality, integrative solutions. However, with competitive goals, managers and employees interacted close-mindedly and were unable to agree upon integrative solutions efficiently. If replicated, the framework developed can help structure interdependence and guide skill training in grievance handling.
Keywords: Behavior; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Effects; Forest products industry; Grievance procedures; Labor Unions; Labor relations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Statistical analysis; Studies

Pensions and Productivity - Tremblay, Louis (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Pensions and Productivity," by Stuart Dorsey, Christopher Cornwell and David Macpherson.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; Pension funds; Productivity; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Pluralité des statuts de travail et protection des droits de la personne : quel rôle pour le droit du travail ? - Vallée, Guylaine (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
Le droit du travail s'est développé dans le cadre de rapports sociaux de travail homogènes, constitués d'emplois stables, réguliers et continus, occupés par des salariés travaillant à temps plein, exécutant leur travail pour un seul employeur, sous son contrôle et sur les lieux mêmes de l'entreprise. Plusieurs des formes particulières d'emploi qui se développent sur le marché du travail ne correspondent cependant plus à cette image classique: travail autonome, travail à domicile, à temps partiel, à durée déterminée, occasionnel ou sur appel, relation tripartite de travail. Les moyens mis en œuvre en droit du travail pour assurer la protection des travailleurs sont-ils appropriés pour régir efficacement ces nouveaux statuts de travail ? Ce texte examine comment le droit du travail québécois traite des nouveaux statuts d'emploi et propose des pistes de réflexion pour adapter le droit du travail à ces caractéristiques nouvelles du marché du travail.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; Labor law; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Expanding Class: Power and Everyday Politics in Industrial Communities: The Netherlands, 1850-1950 - van Lente, Dick (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Expanding Class: Power and Everyday Politics in Industrial Communities: The Netherlands, 1850-1950," by Don Kalb.

Au-delà de l'emploi - Transformations du travail et devenir du droit du travail en Europe - Verge, Pierre (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Au-delà de l'emploi - Transformations du travail et devenir du droit du travail en Europe," edited by Alain Supiot.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; Labor relations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Les dilemmes de l'ANACT : ambiguïté ou complémentarité? - Verge, Pierre (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
Cette analyse du contenu de /'Accord nord-américain de coopération dans le domaine du travail (ANACT), compte tenu de l'expérience résultant de ses cinq années d'application, cherche à en cerner la nature véritable, malgré une certaine dose d'ambiguïté qui lui est inhérente. A-t-il pour objet de protéger le commerce trinational ou le travail ? Dans quelle mesure s'impose-t-il aux trois droits nationaux en cause ? S'agit-il d'un objectif d'effectivité ou de progression de ces normes nationales du travail ? Enfin, pour ce qui est de la mise en œuvre de l'Accord, l'approche en est-elle une de coopération ou de confrontation ?
Keywords: Administration; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Free trade & protection; International aspects; Labor Unions; Labor law; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Gestion des ressources humaines : typologies et comparaisons internationales - Vinet, Alain (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Gestion des ressources humaines : typologies et comparaisons internationales," by Diane-Gabielle Tremblay and David Rolland.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Human resource management; Labor Unions; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Sociologie du travail et gestion du personnel - Vinet, Alain (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Sociologie du travail et gestion du personnel," by Michael De Coster, Michel, with the collaboration of d'Annie Cornet and Christine Delhaye,
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Human resource management; Labor Unions; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Sociology; work

The New South Rebellion: The Battle against Convict Labor in the Tennessee Coalfields, 1871-1896 - Waldron, Caroline (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "A New South Rebellion: The Battle against Convict Labor in the Tennessee Coalfields, 1871-1896," by Karin A. Shapiro.

The Workingmen's Protective Association, Victoria, B.C., 1878: Racism, Intersectionality and Status Politics - Warburton, Rennie (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
Examines the racist Workingmen's Protective Association of Victoria, British Columbia, which in 1879 petitioned the federal government to sanction Chinese labour. Explores the international, national and local contexts that gave impetus to the WPA, the interconnected elements of race, status, gender, and class that comprised it, and the WPA's animus toward capitalist employers who hired imported Chinese workers. Concludes that although the WPA was short-lived, the resentment that fuelled it continued to grow in Western Canada, resulting in such notorious measures as the Chinese head tax of 1885 and the Chinese Immigration Act of 1923.

Keeping the Dream Alive: The Survival of the Ontario CCF/NDP, 1950-1963 - Wardhaugh, Robert (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Keeping the Dream Alive: The Survival of the Ontario CCF/NDP, 1950-1963," by Dan Azoulay.

The Management of Labour: A History of Australian Employers - Waring, Peter (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "The Management of Labour: A History of Australian Employers," by Christopher Wright.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; History; Labor Unions; Labor relations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Trois usines mexicaines - Warrian, Peter (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Trois Usines Mexicaines," by Jean Gérin-Lajoie.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Effects; Globalization; Labor Unions; Labor relations; Multinational corporations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Education and Unemployment in Israel, 1976-1994: Reducing the Anomaly - Weisberg, Jacob; Meltz, Noah M. (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1999)
In industrialized economies, unemployment rates are inversely related to education levels. Data from 1963 to 1994 show that Israel is an anomaly exhibiting an inverted U-shaped relationship. Workers with 9-12 years of schooling consistently experienced a higher level of unemployment than the schooling groups with less and more education. Multivariate regression analysis of data for Israel during the 1976-1994 period indicates that this inverted U-shaped relationship is moderating. The national unemployment rate and a time trend variable had positive and significant effects tending to strengthen the inverted U-shaped relationship. However, an increase in the unemployment rate within the 0-8 education group relative to the 9-12 group and a decline in the labor force participation rate of the 0-8 group overrode these factors, resulting in a flattening of the inverse relationship. The major factor responsible for the anomaly in the education-unemployment relationship in Israel appears to be government policies intended to protect low-educated immigrants with large families. A reduction in government support over recent years seems to have increased the exposure of the least educated to labor market forces.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Education; Employment; Labor Unions; Multivariate analysis; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Studies; Unemployment

Les marginaux, les exclus et l 'Autre au Canada aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles - Wien, Thomas (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Les marginaux, les exclus et l 'Autre au Canada aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles," edited by André Lachance.

"The police beat them up just to keep warm": A Finnish-Canadian Communist Comments on Environmental Depredation and Capitalist Exploitation in Early 20th-Century British Columbia - Wilson, J. Donald (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
Wilson introduces "Something From Canada" by Augusti Bernhard Mäkelä, the Finnish Marxist journalist and publicist. Originally published in 1913, Mäkelä's article bluntly condemns the capitalist exploitation of BC workers (including immigrant labour) and the pillaging of BC's resources. Mäkelä arrived in Canada from Finland in 1901 when he was nearly 40. Apart from a sojourn in Finland from 1907-10, he lived in the Finnish communal settlement of Sointula on Malcolm Island, British Columbia, until his death in 1932.

Raising Baby by the Book: The Education of American Mothers - Wolf, Jacqueline H. (Labour / Le Travail, 1999)
The article reviews the book, "Raising Baby by the Book: The Education of American Mothers." by Julia Grant.

The Canadian Auto Workers: An Inspirational Story - Rinehart, James W. (Monthly Review: An Independent Socialist Magazine, 1998)
The article reviews the book, "The Canadian Auto Workers: The Birth and Transformation of a Union," by Sam Gindin.
Keywords: books

"Still in Training?" Labor Unions and the Restructuring of Canadian Labor Market Policy - Rutherford, Tod D. (Economic Geography, 1998)
[Links] the development of union training initiatives and their relationship to state labor market policy to an emerging literature on trade unions in industrial geography. In particular, I examine labor's involvement in state policy in Canada and consider the impact it has had on the direction of these initiatives at the federal, provincial, and sectoral levels, with particular reference to the Canadian Labor Force Development Board (CLFDB), the Ontario Training and Adjustment Board (OTAB), and sectoral training initiatives by the Canadian Auto Workers and the United Steel Workers of America. Researchers in geography and industrial relations have linked post-Fordism to an enhancement of local union strategies and have suggested that one possible configuration of skill development under an emerging Schumpeterian Workfare State would include labor as an important stakeholder-especially at the regional level in a high skill/high-wage virtuous circle of development. However, in Canada labor has been organized historically on a largely local level and has been relatively weak in the formulation of state policy, nationally and provincially. If anything, labor has sought to overcome the legacy of localism. Although unions differ in central-local relations, overall they have fought for effective national, provincial, and sectoral representation in these initiatives. Labor has been able to achieve some input into this process, but the success or failure of these programs reflects more on national, provincial, and sectoral institutions, in particular the structure of capital, than on local factors or strategies by labor.
Keywords: Canada; Employee training; Labor Unions; Labour Force Development Board

Abstracts / Résumés [v.41, Spring 1998] (Labour/Le Travail, 1998)
English/French abstracts of articles published in the issue.

Abstracts / Résumés [v.42, Fall 1998] (Labour/Le Travail, 1998)
English/French abstracts of articles in the Fall 1998 issue.

Index, Volume 41 (Spring/Printemps 1998) (Labour/Le Travail, 1998)

Project: Remembering the Mac-Paps (Labour / Le Travail, 1998)
Fund-raising appeal by the Association of Veterans and Friends of the MacKenzie-Papineau Battalion, in co-operation with the British Columbia Federation of Labour and the provincial government, in order to erect a monument to the BC veterans of the Mac-Paps and the International Brigades.

Lesbian Motherhood: An Exploration of Canadian Lesbian Families - Adams, Mary Louise (Labour / Le Travail, 1998)
The article reviews the book, "Lesbian Motherhood: An Exploration of Canadian Lesbian Families," by Fiona Nelson.

Land and Freedom - Armstrong, Lawin (Labour / Le Travail, 1998)
The article reviews and comments on the film, "Land and Freedom" (1995), directed by Ken Loach, with screenplay by Jim Allen. Concludes that this portrayal of the Spanish Civil War - in which idealistic volunteers including the central character - a young, unemployed, working-class communist from Liverpool - are betrayed by the Stalinists - deserves "five red stars" as cinema, history, and politics.

Le stratège du XXIe siècle : vers une organisation apprenante - Barrette, Jacques (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1998)
The article reviews the book, "Le stratège du XXIe siècle : vers une organisation apprenante," by Pierre Dionne and Jean Roger.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Corporate culture; Knowledge economy; Labor Unions; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Nouvelles formes d'organisation du travail - Bélanger, Laurent (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1998)
The article reviews the book, "Nouvelles formes d'organisation du travail," edited Michel Grant, Paul R. Bélanger and Benoît Lévesque,
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; work

Technology, Globalisation and Economic Performance - Boucher, Lysette (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1998)
The article reviews the book, "Technology, Globalisation and Economic Performance," edited by Daniele Archibugi and Jonathan Mitchie.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Economic impact; Globalization; Labor Unions; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Technology

Contexte organisationnel et efficacité de la procédure de règlement des griefs : Résultats d'une étude empirique au Québec - Bourque, Reynald; Bergeron, Jean-Guy; Grant, Michel; White, Frank (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1998)
Le présent article analyse l’efficacité de la procédure de règlement de 1 148 griefs dans neuf municipalités et huit hôtels de la région de Montréal pendant la période d’application de leurs deux dernières conventions collectives. Un bon climat de relations industrielles entre les parties et l’amélioration de ce climat d’une convention collective à l’autre diminuent de façon significative le délai nécessaire pour régler un grief sans que le règlement se fasse à une étape antérieure de la procédure. L’expérience du chef de service accélère le règlement du grief alors que l’expérience du délégué syndical le ralentit. Par contre, certaines caractéristiques de l’emploi, notamment le statut et le quart de travail, influencent à la fois le délai et l’étape du règlement. L’effet sur l’efficacité de la procédure de règlement des griefs d’autres caractéristiques comme l’origine ethnique du plaignant, le type et l’objet du grief sont aussi examinés.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Grievance procedures; Labor Unions; Labor relations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

APEC: No Place for Labour - Bowles, Paul (Labour / Le Travail, 1998)
Critiques the trade-and-investment agenda of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation summit held in Vancouver in November 1997.

Assis ou debout ? Réflexions sur l'implantation de l'organisation modulaire de travail dans le vêtement - Brossard, Michel (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1998)
Une recherche récente réalisée par John T. Dunlop et David Weil montre que les entreprises du vêtement sont peu nombreuses à avoir réussi à implanter l’organisation modulaire de travail et que pour y arriver, elles adoptent une stratégie d’ensemble comprenant trois étapes importantes. Comme les exigences de la variante la plus poussée de cette nouvelle forme d’organisation du travail sont élevées, cet article propose d’introduire une étape préparatoire supplémentaire dans le processus pour en augmenter la diffusiion.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Clothing industry; Labor Unions; Management; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Teamwork

The Business Records of the Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd., 1897-1971 - Burr, Christina (Labour / Le Travail, 1998)
Describes the business records of the Ford Motor Company of Canada that were deposited at the University of Windsor Archives in fall 1997, and their value for research on labour and work history.

CLR James: A Political Biography - Camfield, David (Labour / Le Travail, 1998)
The article reviews the book, "CLR James: A Political Biography," by Kent Worcester.

The Cult of Spontaneity: Finnish-Canadian Bushworkers and the Industrial Workers of the World in Northern Ontario, 1919-1934 - Campbell, J. Peter (Labour / Le Travail, 1998)
In the 1920s and early 1930s the Industrial Workers of the World were a force to be reckoned with among Finnish bushworkers in northern Ontario. Although the Lumber Workers Industrial Union no. 120, affiliated with the Industrial Workers of the World, was smaller than its rival, the Lumber Workers Industrial Union of Canada, affiliated with the Communist Party, the Wobbly union played a major role in bushworker strikes in the mid-1920s and early 1930s. Committed to anti-authoritarianism, decentralization, and rank-and-file initiative, Finnish Wobbly bushworkers were part of an ethnic-based working-class culture in which the economic struggles of the bushworkers were made possible by the tireless work of Finnish Wobbly women, who were the backbone of Wobbly social, cultural, and organizational life in urban centres like Port Arthur. In a 20th century dominated by bureaucracy, legality, and state-directed social programs, the Finnish Wobblies of northern Ontario leave a legacy of dedication to self-education and self-activity in an age so often identified with the demise of the Wobblies and the victory of mass culture.

Organizing to Win: New Research on Union Strategies - Chaison, Gary N. (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1998)
The article reviews the book, "Organizing to Win: New Research on Union Strategies," edited by Kate Bronfenbrenner, Sheldon Friedman, Richard W. Hurd, Rudolph A. Oswald and Ronald L. Seeber.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; Membership drives; Organizational structure; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Globalization, Work and Industrial Relations - Chaykowski, Richard P.; Giles, Anthony (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1998)
Since the early 1980s, the worldwide expansion of product and capital markets has been cited as one of the singlemost significant factors driving the transformation of economic and social relations, both in industrialized countries as well as in the developing countries. Much of this process of economic transformation has been generated as a result of the conjunction of a set of changes in several mutually reinforcing, yet endogenous, factors. Policy makers could once meaningfully refer to an industrial relations system as being defined primarily at the level of a national or sub-national government jurisdiction. While researchers and policy makers still refer to the notion of an industrial relations system, the process of internationalization has clearly begun to erode the relevance of this concept at least in the sense of its traditional meaning.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Changes; Globalization; International; Labor Unions; Labor relations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

After Lean Production: Evolving Employment Practices in the World Auto Industry - Clarke, Louise (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1998)
The article reviews the book, "After Lean Production: Evolving Employment Practices in the World Auto Industry," edited by Thomas A. Kochran, Russell D. Lansbury and John Paul MacDuffie.
Keywords: AUTOMOBILE industry; Automobile production; Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Employment practices; Labor Unions; Labor relations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Speech - Cohen, Marjorie Griffin (Labour / Le Travail, 1998)
The following excerpt is taken from a public lecture given by Marjorie Griffen Cohen, Professor of Economics and Chair of Women's Studies at Simon Fraser University (SFU), entitled "Economic Fundamentalism and its Threat to Democracy."The address, part of the 1998 President's Lecture series at SFU, examined the ascendency of neoliberalism — "economic fundamentalism"— in the post-World War II period and its impact on the political, economic, and social institutions that "supported the ideas of equality and democracy in industrialized countries." In this passage, Cohen sketches a "political approach" to countering the erosion of the welfare state and what she calls the "marketization" of social and economic life. –Editor's introduction

Mechanomorphosis: Science, Management, and "Human Machinery" in Industrial Canada, 1900-45 - Comacchio, Cynthia (Labour / Le Travail, 1998)
By the early 20th century, the changes taking place in western industrial capitalist nations prompted an adaptive shift in the socioeconomic delineation of human bodies, and in scientific theories about how they worked and how they could be put to work. Just as the rising social sciences borrowed from medicine to convey images of social malaise, medicine increasingly appropriated an industrial vocabulary to conceptualize bodily health. Depicted variously as a machine, a motor, a factory in itself, the human body absorbed industrial symbolism. Modem industry demanded an intensification of labour that made bodily efficiency paramount. The corresponding definition of health also shifted, from emphasis on physical endurance, which could be secured by simple replacement of outworn workers, to optimum labour efficiency, which had to be actively instilled in all workers, present and future. Scientific management programs were easily integrated with regulatory medical notions concerning the human body and human nature, as science, medicine and technology combined forces to promote a machine ethic that equated modernity, progress, efficiency, and national health. This paper considers the relationship between changing conceptualizations of the human body, developing medical influence and state regulation of health, and attempts to "Taylorize" the labour process in early 20th century Canada.

Forging Business-Labour Partnerships: The Emergence of Sector Councils in Canada - Cournoyer, Michel (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1998)
The article reviews the book, "Forging Business-Labour Partnerships : The Emergence of Sector Councils in Canada," edited by Morley Gunderson and Andrew Sharpe.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor; Labor Unions; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z

Formations of Class & Gender - Creese, Gillian (Labour / Le Travail, 1998)
The article reviews the book, "Formations of Class & Gender," by Beverley Skeggs.

Unions and Workplace Reorganization - Dabscheck, Braham (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1998)
The article reviews the book, "Unions and Workplace Reorganization," edited by Bruce Nissen.
Keywords: Book reviews; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Labor Unions; Labor relations; Organizational change; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Working conditions

Un métier et une vocation. Le travail des religieuses au Québec de 1901 à 1971 - Daigle, Johanne (Labour / Le Travail, 1998)
The article reviews the book, "Un métier et une vocation. Le travail des religieuses au Québec de 1901 à 1971," by Danielle Juteau and Nicole Laurin.

The Fruits of Their Labor: Atlantic Coast Farmworkers and the Making of Migrant Poverty, 1870-1945 - Danysk, Cecilia (Labour / Le Travail, 1998)
The article reviews the book, "The Fruits of Their Labor: Atlantic Coast Farmworkers and the Making of Migrant Poverty, 1870-1945," by Cindy Hahamovitch.

Union merger support: A tale of two theories - Devine, Kay; Reshef, Yonatan (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1998)
The individual decision making of the Energy and Chemical Workers' Union rank and file members in their choice to support or oppose a 3-way merger with the Paperworkers' Union and the Communications and Electrical Workers' Union is examined. Two theories, one economic and one behavioral, are used to explain member voting preferences. Results demonstrate that both instrumental and image considerations need to be taken into account when predicting the outcome of a union merger vote.
Keywords: Acquisitions & mergers; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Decision making; Decision theory; Labor Unions; Memberships; Regression analysis; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Voter behavior

Tous à l'école. État, communautés rurales et scolarisation au Québec de 1826 à 1859 - Dumont, Micheline (Labour / Le Travail, 1998)
The article reviews the book, "Tous à l'école. État, communautés rurales et scolarisation au Québec de 1826 à 1859," by Andrée Dufour.

Decentralization of bargaining structure: Four cases from the U.S. paper industry - Eaton, Adrienne E.; Kriesky, Jill (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1998)
In recent years, there has been a trend in many countries toward a decentralization of collective bargaining structures. Two methods are employed to provide a deeper analysis than previous studies of the forces that determine bargaining structure. First, a framework is built to analyze bargaining structure by integrating previous theoretical and empirical work on the topic. Second, the framework is applied to 4 bargaining unit level case studies in the US' pulp and paper industry. By examining the dissolution of 2 centralized bargaining structures and union attempts to reestablish centralization through ratification voting pools in 2 others, the relative importance of economic, tactical and organizational factors in the continued decentralization of US paper industry bargaining is revealed.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Case studies; Collective bargaining; Decentralization; Hypotheses; Labor Unions; Labor negotiations; Paper industry; Pulp & paper industry; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Studies; Trends

Labour in Southern Africa - Epprecht, Marc (Labour / Le Travail, 1998)
The article reviews and comments on the following two books: Alan H. Jeeves and Jonathan Crush's "White Farms, Black Labor: The State and Agrarian Change in Southern Africa, 1910-1950" and Jonathan Crush and Charles Ambler's "Liquor and Labor in Southern Africa."

Mastered By the Clock: Time, Slavery and Freedom in the American South - Fellman, Michael (Labour / Le Travail, 1998)
The article reviews the book, "Mastered by the Clock: Time, Slavery, and Freedom in the American South, by Mark M. Smith.

Overcoming the Dilemmas in Walton and Mckersie's Mixed Bargaining Strategy - Fells, R. E. (Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 1998)
Far more attention has been paid to Walton & McKersie's (1965) distributive and integrative models of bargaining than to their strategies in a mixed bargaining situation; in particular the emphasis has been on developing cooperation in the form of the integrative or mutual gains approaches. A paper reexamines the mixed bargaining model and, drawing on a case study, identifies a number of features of negotiation which enable the parties to overcome the difficulties associated with the strategy. It is suggested that the mixed bargaining model is more appropriate in the industrial relations context than approaches which focus on cooperation.
Keywords: Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Business And Economics–Personnel Management; Collective bargaining; Labor Unions; Labor relations; Negotiations; SnR_publicationTitle_Relations Industrielles_Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations_2025-09-22T16:07:02.081Z; Studies

Race Against Empire: Black Americans and Anti-Colonialism, 1937-1957 - Ferguson, Karen (Labour / Le Travail, 1998)
The article reviews the book, "Race against Empire: Black Americans and Anticolonialism, 1937-1957," by Penny M. Von Eschen.