Work and Labour in Canada

2. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-55130-366-6
Verlag: Canadian Scholars

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 588 g

Now in its second edition, and with a new foreword by Wallace Clement, this original and timely book focuses on critical issues surrounding work and labour in Canada. It examines changes to the labour market and in the workplace, with a strong empirical component based on the most recent Statistics Canada data. An ideal text for Sociology of Work, and a wide range of courses in Labour Studies and Industrial Relations programs across Canada.

New to this edition: - All chapters substantially revised and thoroughly updated.
- A discussion on the causes of the current economic crisis and its roots in the labour market, including a special appendix.
- More emphasis on the fortunes of racialized Canadian-born workers as opposed to recent immigrants.
- Brand new chapter on young workers.
- Up-to-the-minute newspaper articles on the current global economic crisis.
- Added material on occupational health and safety emphasizing the connection between work and health.
- More on older workers and retirement.
- New material on workers' rights as well as non-standard and precarious work.
- New approaches to management.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jackson, Andrew

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- List of Tables and Figures
- List of Boxes
- Foreword by Wallace Clement
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Introduction
- Part I: Working People and the Canadian Workplace
- Chapter 1: Why Jobs Are Important: Thinking about Work and Labour in Tumultuous Times
- Chapter 2: Work, Wages, and the Living Standards of Canadian Working People
- Chapter 3: Taking Lifelong Learning Seriously
- Chapter 4: The Unhealthy Canadian Workplace
- Part II: Inequalities and Differences: Gender, Race, Ability, Age
- Chapter 5: Women in the Workforce: Still a Long Way from Equality
- Chapter 6: Seeking Equality in the Workforce: Recent Immigrants and Racialized Workers, Aboriginal Canadians, and Persons with Disabilities
- Chapter 7: Older Workers, Pensions, and the Transition to Retirement
- Chapter 8: Troubled Translations: A Note on Young Workers
- Part III: Contemporary Canadian Unions
- Chapter 9: The Impact of Unions
- Chapter 10: Is There a Future for Canadian Unions?
- Part IV: Canada in a Global Perspective
- Chapter 11: Canadian Workers in a Changing World: The Impacts of Globalization and Free Trade
- Chapter 12: Improving Work: Could Canada Look More Like Denmark?
- Copyright Acknowledgments
- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Andrew Jackson spent most of his career as Chief Economist and Director of Social and Economic Policy with the Canadian Labour Congress. Since retiring from the CLC in 2012 he has been senior policy adviser to the Broadbent Institute, and spent two years as the Packer Visiting Professor of Social Justice at York University. He is currently an adjunct research professor at Carleton University. He writes a bi-weekly on line column for the Globe and Mail and is the author of numerous articles and several books, including Work and Labour in Canada: Critical Issues which is now in its second edition.