Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations articles from March 1993

Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations archives from March 1993

Strike activities and post-strike perceptions among university faculty.
March 22, 1993... After a protracted negotiation that lasted 11 months, the faculty members at the University of Saskatchewan went on strike. This particular strike provided a unique opportunity to study the strike voting behaviour of faculty members, their...

Long-range planning in North American unions: preliminary findings.
March 22, 1993... Since the early 1980s, the struggle of North American union leaders to survive a host of environmental challenges has been the subject of numerous discussions (e.g., Garbarino 1984; Kochan and Piore 1984; Lawler 1990; Lawler and Mohrman 1987)....

Sources of employment growth by occupation and industry in Canada.
March 22, 1993... This paper presents an analysis of various sources of employment change in the Canadian private sector between 1961 and 1981. It combines input-output data and census information so that workers are viewed not as identical members of a common...

Negotiation issues for part-time workers: the impact of occupation.
March 22, 1993... Traditionally, in negotiating a new agreement, unions primary concern was to fulfill the demands of their full-time working members. As the percentage of part-time workers in their jurisdictions increased, unions in Canada started to organize...

Employers perceptions of the re-employment barriers faced by older job hunters.
March 22, 1993... Employers today are under increasing pressures to be more competitive in the new global economy. At the same time, changes in the composition of the Canadian labour force will affect the ability of organizations to structure work arrangements....