Industrial Relations in Canada provides students with an insightful look into the relationships between labour, management, and government agencies. By balancing theory and research with practical, real world examples, students learn about the complex and dynamic world of industrial relations. The authors bring a wealth of experience, having worked both with unions and management, and they bring this unique blend to their approach to the subject matter. Part of the Nelson Education Series in Human Resources Management, this is a reliable and valuable resource for students learning about industrial relations today.

Brief Contents

About the Series
About the Authors
Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Labour History
Chapter 3: Economic, Social, and Political Environments
Chapter 4: The Legal Environment
Chapter 5: The Union Perspective
Chapter 6: The Management Perspective
Chapter 7: Negotiations
Chapter 8: Collective Agreement Administration
Chapter 9: Conflict Resolution, Grievances, and Strikes
Chapter 10: Third Party Dispute Resolution Procedures
Chapter 11: Impacts of Unionization
Chapter 12: Public-Sector Issues

Appendix A: Collective Bargaining Simulation: Marine Metals Ltd. (MML)
Appendix B: Collective Bargaining Simulation: Wally’s Janitorial Services
Appendix C: Arbitration: The Case of Emma Williams

Glossary
Index

Industrial Relations in Canada provides students with an insightful look into the relationships between labour, management, and government agencies. By balancing theory and research with practical, real world examples, students learn about the complex and dynamic world of industrial relations. The authors bring a wealth of experience, having worked both with unions and management, and they bring this unique blend to their approach to the subject matter. Part of the Nelson Education Series in Human Resources Management, this is a reliable and valuable resource for students learning about industrial relations today. “IR Today” and “IR Notebook” are found throughout and are concerned with authentic IR issues and include examples, many from Canadian organizations. End-of-chapter resources include discussion questions, a case study, and Internet exercises. Collective bargaining activities and arbitration cases are included throughout and provide students insight into the topic from a practitioner’s perspective. Chapter 1 has been thoroughly updated to include coverage of recent faculty strikes and temporary foreign worker debate and the impact on youth employment. The chapter on Labour History (Chapter 2) now appears after the introductory chapter. It includes an updated case that reflects the merger of the CEP and CAW to form Unifor. Chapter 3 includes a new vignette on Canada’s widening income gap between top earners and others in society. Chapter 6 includes more Canadian examples including the opening vignette that focuses on the Canadian Hockey League. Given their importance, internal conflict resolution procedures are covered in Chapter 9, while third party conflict resolution, including arbitration, are covered in a separate chapter (10). Overall, statistical information has been updated.