Organized labour and pressure politics : the Canadian Labour Congress, 1956-1968 / David Kwavnick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kwavnick, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canadian Labour Congress.

Labor unions--Political activity--Canada.

Labor unions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Organized labor and pressure politics

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1972.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An examination of the relations between the Canadian Labour Congress and the Canadian government.

Contents:

Introduction: Legitimacy and Mandate

The Canadian Labour Congress: History, Structure, and Function

The Legitimacy of Organized Labour and the Mandate of the Canadian Labour Congress: The Views of the Congress, Government, and Business

The Protection of Legitimacy

The Protection of Mandate

The SIU Affair: A Case Study in the Protection of Legitimacy and Mandate

Relations with Government: The Exercise of Legitimacy and Mandate

Effectiveness of Demands upon Government: Fruits of Legitimacy and Mandate

Organized Labour and Government

Appendix A Code of Organizing Practices

Appendix B The Web of Inter-Group Relations

Appendix C The An Extract from the Memorandum to the Government of Canada, March 1962.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-53072-4

9786613843173

0-7735-8286-X

OCLC:

768442514