Canadian Labour Policy and Politics

John Peters is a research fellow and associated professor at the University of Montreal's Interuniversity Research Centre on Globalization and Work. He is the director of Blue Green Ideas, a research and consultancy firm focused on creating sustainable, equitable, and innovative green economies. Don Wells is professor emeritus, School of Labour Studies and Department of Political Science, at McMaster University. A former steelworker, autoworker, and labour union organizer, he has been active in the migrant workers' rights, peace, anti-poverty, and environmental movements. He was also a policy researcher in the national office of the Canadian Union of Public Employees.Contributors: Donna Baines, Yale Belanger, John Calvert, Bryan Evans, Carlo Fanelli, Colleen Fuller, Rafael Gomez, Jennifer Harmer, Rebecca Hii, John Holmes, Philip Kelly, Adam King, Andy King, Stephanie Luce, Janet McLaughlin, Andie Noack, Stephanie Ross, Larry Savage, Jim Silver, Mark Thomas, Steve Tufts, Leah Vosko.

"It is a wonderful collective achievement of the Canadian labour studies community to make its knowledge accessible to students in one place."- Peter Graefe (BC Studies)

• Introduction Part 1: Context 1 Confronting the "Monster": The COVID-19 Pandemic / John Peters 2 Globalization and the Rise of Bad Jobs / Stephanie Luce 3 Low-wage Work: Canada in Comparative Perspective / Bryan Evans and Carlo Fanelli 4 Globalization, Work, and Employment Regulation / John Peters Part 2: The Politics of Labour Policy in Canada5 Provincial Governments and the Politics of Deregulation / John Peters6 Precarious Employment in Canada's Federally Regulated Private Sector / Leah Vosko, Andie Noack, Adam King, and Rebecca Hii7 Why It's Hard to Organize a Union and Negotiate a Decent Contract / Rafael Gomez and Jennifer Harmer 8 The Politics of Health and Safety at Work / Andy King 9 Disposable People: The Politics of Temporary Migrant Workers in Canada / Philip Kelly, Janet McLaughlin, and Don Wells10 Poverty, Jobs, and Social Policy / Jim Silver Part 3: Cases 11 The Service Economy, Low-Wage Work, and the Populist Moment / Mark Thomas and Steve Tufts 12 The Decline of Good Manufacturing Industry Jobs / John Holmes 13 Neoliberalism, Austerity, and Crises in Care Work / Donna Baines 14 Reform or Erosion? The Challenges Facing Canada's Health Care Workforce / Colleen Fuller15 Permanent Precarity? Racial Exclusion, Discrimination, and Low-wage Work among Canada's First Nations / Yale Belanger Part 4: Better Futures 16 Canadian Labour and Climate Change / John Calvert 17 Organizing for Better Work / Don Wells 18 In Search of a New Politics of Labour: Democratic Futures / Stephanie Ross and Larry Savage Index