Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition Part One: From the Era of Consent to the Era of Coercion 1. Introduction 2. The Post-War Era of Free Collective Bargaining 3. Permanent Exceptionalism: The Turn to Coercion in the 1970s Part Two: The Consolidation of Coercion in the 1980s 4. The Right to Strike: Freedom of Association and the Charter 5. The Mulroney Years: Freeing Trade, Coercing Labour 6. Consolidating Coercion in the Provinces 7. The Labour Movement in the New Era Part Three: Closing the Century: Social Democracy, Neoliberalism and Beyond 8. The Social Contract: Labour and the NDP 9. Neoliberalism, Labour, and the Canadian State 10. Towards a New Strategy for Labour Appendix I: Tables on Wages, Strikes, and Union Membership Table I: Decimal Change in Average Annual Real Wages, 1920-2000 Table II: Major Wage Settlements in Canada by Sector, 1980-2001 Table III: Strikes and Lockouts in Canada, 1960-2001 Table IV: Total Union Membership in Canada and the United States, 1940-2002 Appendix II: Legislative Orders Suspending the Right to Strike, 1950-2002 Appendix III: Legislation Amending Trade Unions Rights, 1982-2002 Glossary Index

Promotional Information

A must-read for anyone interest in labour law and workers' rights. -- Judith Fudge, editor-in-chief, Osgoode Hall Law Journal A scholarly and accessible work, and an invaluable political contribution. -- Harry Glasbeek, Professor Emeritus, Osgoode Hall Law School Addresses several of the key issues about the future of unions and social democratic policies in Canada. -- Judy Darcy, President, Canadian Union of Public Employees If we are to ever overcome our differences to each other's struggles and truly build workers' power, we must be prepared to learn from our past experiences. This book documents our challenges. -- Hassan Yussuff, Secretary-Treasurer, Canadian Labour Congress

About the Author

Leo Panitch was a distinguished research professor of political science and a Canada Research Chair in comparative political economy at York University.
Donald Swartz is a professor emeritus in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University.

Reviews

From Consent to Coercion addresses several of the key issues about the future of unions and social democratic policies in Canada.