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Alternative Forms of Employee Representation and Labour Policy

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  • Daphne G. Taras

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There are many alternative types of collective representation among workers in addition to unions and some of these might be useful platforms on which to build labour policy initiatives. Between 42 and 48 percent of Canadian workers have some form of collective representation (including the 32 percent who are unionized). Concrete examples are offered of the interplay among different labour market intermediaries (unions, non-union employee-management committees, professional and staff associations, and government agencies). These actors have developed innovative employment policies and practices that match the needs of the Canadian workforce. Future labour policy initiatives must incorporate new actors and new models in order to be relevant.

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  • Daphne G. Taras, 2002. "Alternative Forms of Employee Representation and Labour Policy," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 28(1), pages 105-116, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:28:y:2002:i:1:p:105-116
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    1. John Godard, 2003. "Labour Unions, Workplace Rights and Canadian Public Policy," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 29(4), pages 449-467, December.
    2. Ashley Baber, 2024. "Labour Market Engineers: Reconceptualising Labour Market Intermediaries with the Rise of the Gig Economy in the United States," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 38(3), pages 723-743, June.

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