Labour Under Attack

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.


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CONTENTS

Stephanie Ross & Larry Savage – Labour Under Attack: An Introduction to Anti-Unionism in Canada
Dennis Soron – A Crisis of Representation: Anti-Unionism, Media and Popular Culture
Stephanie Ross – The Complexities of Worker Anti-Unionism
June Corman, Ann Duffy & Norene Pupo-Barkans – Inequality and Divisions on the Shop Floor: The Case of John Deere Welland Works
Larry Savage & Nick Ruhloff-Queiruga – Organizing Against the Odds: Anti-Unionism in Niagara’s Casino Gaming Sector
Simon Black – Anti-Unionism in Professional Sport: The Case of Major Junior Hockey
Kendra Coulter – The Cultural Politics of Labour in Retail
Nicole Cohen & Greig De Peuter – “I Work at VICE Canada and I Need a Union”: Organizing Digital Media

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PRAISE

“Savage and Smith are at their best in their discussion of the implications of constitutional labour rights for the future of the Canadian labour movement. ”

Eric Tucker


“In this accomplished study, Charles Smith and Larry Savage offer readers an admirable perspective on the relationship between organized labor and the Canadian legal system.”

Christo Aivalis