Building A Better World, 4th Edition
Building A Better World, 4th Edition
An Introduction to the Labour Movement in Canada
This fourth edition of Building a Better World offers a comprehensive introductory overview of Canada’s labour movement. The book explores why workers form unions; assesses their organization and democratic potential; examines issues related to collective bargaining, grievances and strike activity; charts the historical development of labour unions; and describes the gains unions have achieved for their members and all working people. This new and expanded edition also analyzes the challenges facing today’s labour movement as a result of COVID-19 and the strategies being developed to overcome them.
Stephanie Ross is the Director of the School of Labour Studies at McMaster University.
,Larry Savage is Chair of the Department of Labour Studies at Brock University.
- ISBN-13
- 9781773635927
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing
- Imprint
- Fernwood Publishing
- Publication date
- 12 January 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 288
- Dimensions
- 229 x 152 mm
- Language
- English