Labour Under Attack
Anti-Unionism in Canada
The book’s contributors document and expose the tactics and strategies of employers and anti-labour governments while also interrogating some of the labour movement’s own practices as a source of anti-union sentiment among workers.
About the book
This multi-disciplinary edited collection critically examines the causes and effects of anti-unionism in Canada. Primarily through a series of case studies, the book’s contributors document and expose the tactics and strategies of employers and anti-labour governments while also interrogating some of the labour movement’s own practices as a source of anti-union sentiment among workers. Contributors to this collection are concerned with the strategic implications of anti-union tactics and ideas and explore the possibilities and challenges for unions intent on overcoming them for the benefit of all working people.
Contents
- Labour Under Attack: An Introduction to Anti-Unionism in Canada (Stephanie Ross & Larry Savage)
- A Crisis of Representation: Anti-Unionism, Media and Popular Culture (Dennis Soron)
- The Complexities of Worker Anti-Unionism (Stephanie Ross)
- Inequality and Divisions on the Shop Floor: The Case of John Deere Welland Works (June Corman, Ann Duffy & Norene Pupo-Barkans)
- Organizing Against the Odds: Anti-Unionism in Niagara’s Casino Gaming Sector (Larry Savage & Nick Ruhloff-Queiruga)
- Anti-Unionism in Professional Sport: The Case of Major Junior Hockey (Simon Black)
- The Cultural Politics of Labour in Retail (Kendra Coulter)
- “I Work at VICE Canada and I Need a Union”: Organizing Digital Media (Nicole Cohen & Greig De Peuter)
- References
- Contributors
