Mark P. Thomas is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Global Labour Research Centre at York University. 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. Adam D.K. King is an Assistant Professor in the Labour Studies Program at the University of Manitoba. He has published articles and book chapters on the politics and social consequences of deindustrialization, employment standards enforcement, union organizing, and labour market policy.

"Work and Labour in Canada: Critical Issues is the best introduction to the subject that's available. Mark Thomas has broadened its scope, deepened its analysis, and updated the data it presents. This new edition will be really useful for students and anyone else who wants to understand work in Canada today."—David Camfield, Labour Studies and Sociology, University of Manitoba"In this refreshingly updated third edition, Jackson and Thomas tackle both the enduring patterns and the new challenges that shape the experiences of workers in today's economy. Accessibly written and packed with cutting-edge research on our workplaces, labour markets, and workers' movements, this book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand work in the 21st century."—Stephanie Ross, School of Labour Studies, McMaster University, and President, Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies

• List of Tables and FiguresList of BoxesPreface to the Fourth EditionIntroduction: The World of Work in the 21st CenturyPart I: Working in Precarious TimesChapter 1: Work, Wages, and Living Standards in CanadaChapter 2: Globalization and Work in CanadaChapter 3: The Unhealthy Canadian WorkplacePart II: Work, Inequality, and DifferenceChapter 4: Gender, Work, and Social ReproductionChapter 5: Race, Racialization, and Racism at WorkChapter 6: The Inaccessible Canadian WorkplaceChapter 7: Troubled Transitions: Into and Out of the Labour Force Over the Life CoursePart III: Contemporary Workers' Movements in CanadaChapter 8: The Impact of UnionsChapter 9: Workers' Movements in the 21st CenturyPart IV: The Changing World of WorkChapter 10: Work, Technology, and the Digital EconomyChapter 11: Improving Work: Reforming or Transforming Wage Labour?Appendix A: Online ResourcesAppendix B: Suggested Films and VideosBibliographyCopyright AcknowledgementsIndex

Mark P. Thomas is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Global Labour Research Centre at York University. 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. Adam D.K. King is an Assistant Professor in the Labour Studies Program at the University of Manitoba. He has published articles and book chapters on the politics and social consequences of deindustrialization, employment standards enforcement, union organizing, and labour market policy.

"Work and Labour in Canada: Critical Issues is the best introduction to the subject that's available. Mark Thomas has broadened its scope, deepened its analysis, and updated the data it presents. This new edition will be really useful for students and anyone else who wants to understand work in Canada today."—David Camfield, Labour Studies and Sociology, University of Manitoba"In this refreshingly updated third edition, Jackson and Thomas tackle both the enduring patterns and the new challenges that shape the experiences of workers in today's economy. Accessibly written and packed with cutting-edge research on our workplaces, labour markets, and workers' movements, this book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand work in the 21st century."—Stephanie Ross, School of Labour Studies, McMaster University, and President, Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies

• List of Tables and FiguresList of BoxesPreface to the Fourth EditionIntroduction: The World of Work in the 21st CenturyPart I: Working in Precarious TimesChapter 1: Work, Wages, and Living Standards in CanadaChapter 2: Globalization and Work in CanadaChapter 3: The Unhealthy Canadian WorkplacePart II: Work, Inequality, and DifferenceChapter 4: Gender, Work, and Social ReproductionChapter 5: Race, Racialization, and Racism at WorkChapter 6: The Inaccessible Canadian WorkplaceChapter 7: Troubled Transitions: Into and Out of the Labour Force Over the Life CoursePart III: Contemporary Workers' Movements in CanadaChapter 8: The Impact of UnionsChapter 9: Workers' Movements in the 21st CenturyPart IV: The Changing World of WorkChapter 10: Work, Technology, and the Digital EconomyChapter 11: Improving Work: Reforming or Transforming Wage Labour?Appendix A: Online ResourcesAppendix B: Suggested Films and VideosBibliographyCopyright AcknowledgementsIndex