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Union Organising and Union Revitalisation in Canada

In: Union Revitalisation in Advanced Economies

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  • Joseph B. Rose

    (McMaster University)

Abstract

Union renewal or revitalisation has become a cottage industry. Around the world, there has been an explosion of studies examining the current state of unionism and the prospects for the future (Kumar and Schenk 2006). They have dealt with a broad range of topics, including union decline, deficiencies in union structure, organisation and leadership, and prescriptions for turning around the fortunes of organised labour. With few exceptions, the diagnosis is unions are ill, they will require extensive treatments and their recovery will be prolonged, difficult and not necessarily guaranteed. This chapter examines the plight of Canadian unions. The salient issues involve, first, considering the strength of the Canadian labour movement, both in absolute and relative terms. Over the past 30 years or so, dramatic changes in the external environment have forced unions to reassess their position and develop renewal strategies. Hence, union renewal usually involves responding to external factors (for example, making adjustments to relationships with employers, state and community) and internal ones (for example, developing new priorities and increasing member commitment and participation). It is also important to link process changes with tangible outcomes, for example increasing union membership and density (Rose and Chaison 2001).

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  • Joseph B. Rose, 2009. "Union Organising and Union Revitalisation in Canada," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Gregor Gall (ed.), Union Revitalisation in Advanced Economies, chapter 9, pages 175-190, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-23347-8_9
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230233478_9
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