Dynamic negotiations : teacher labour relations in Canadian elementary and secondary education / edited by Sara Slinn and Arthur Sweetman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sweetman, Arthur.

Slinn, Sara Jane, 1969-

Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Collective bargaining--Teachers--Canada.

Teachers' unions--Canada.

Public schools--Canada.

Public schools.

Teachers' unions.

Collective bargaining--Teachers.

Canada.

Physical Description:

317 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Kingston, Ont. : School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, [2012]

Summary:

Labour relations in the public elementary and secondary school system is a vital area of Canadian public policy with important direct and indirect effects on society. However, at many times and in many jurisdictions teacher bargaining has been regarded as profoundly unsuccessful.

Taking an interprovincial comparative approach, Dynamic Negotiations identifies potential avenues of reform. Academic and legal experts describe and analyze the history, current structure, and functioning of bargaining in public elementary and secondary schools in five key jurisdictions-Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec-representing a spectrum of approaches.

This area of public policy is much discussed but not well enough understood. The volume is a valuable resource for policy-makers, academics, and practitioners in education and labour relations. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Labour Relations in Primary and Secondary Canadian Education / Sara Slinn Slinn, Sara, Arthur Sweetman Sweetman, Arthur 1

2 Crosscurrents: Comparative Review of Elementary and Secondary Teacher Collective Bargaining Structures in Canada / Karen Schucher Schucher, Karen, Sara Slinn Slinn, Sara 13

3 The Great Divide: School Politics and Labour Relations in British Columbia before and after 1972 / Thomas Fleming Fleming, Thomas 51

4 Conflict without Compromise: The Case of Public Sector Teacher Bargaining in British Columbia / Sara Slinn Slinn, Sara 81

5 Oil and Ideology: The Transformation of K-12 Bargaining in Alberta / Kelly Williams-Whitt Williams-Whitt, Kelly 125

6 Teacher Collective Bargaining in Manitoba / Valerie J. Matthews Lemieux Lemieux, Valerie J. Matthews 161

7 The Evolution of Teacher Bargaining in Ontario / Joseph B. Rose Rose, Joseph B. 199

8 Collective Bargaining for Teachers in Ontario: Central Power, Local Responsibility / Elizabeth Shilton Shilton, Elizabeth 221

9 The Centralization of Collective Bargaining in Ontario's Public Education Sector and the Need to Balance Stakeholder Interests / Brendan Sweeney Sweeney, Brendan, Susan McWilliams McWilliams, Susan, Robert Hickey Hickey, Robert 247

10 Labour Relations in the Quebec K-11 Education Sector: Labour Regulation under Centralization / Jean-Noël Grenier Grenier, Jean-Noël, Mustapha Bettache Bettache, Mustapha 265

11 K-12 Teacher Collective Bargaining in Newfoundland and Labrador / Travor C. Brown Brown, Travor C. 291.

Notes:

"Queen's Policy Studies series".

Includes bibliographical references.

Co-published by: McGill-Queen's University Press.

ISBN:

9781553393047

155339304X

9781553393054

1553393058

OCLC:

720810808