Browsing by Author "Lam, Helen"
Now showing items 1-5 of 10
-
Collaboration between unions in a multi-union, non-exclusive bargaining regime: What can Canada learn from New Zealand?
(International Employment Relations Association, 2012)The Canadian union certification system guarantees workers rights to organise, bargain collectively, and strike only when a majority of co-workers favours unionisation. This contravenes International Labour Organisation ... -
Compulsory proportional representation: allaying potential concerns
(Wiley, 2008)The present union certification system has many faults, the most important of which is its failure to deliver employee representation to all but a small and declining minority of workers. As an alternative, compulsory ... -
Discrimination in hiring against immigrants and ethnic minorities: the effect of unionization
(Routledge, 2007)There has been a long debate concerning whether unions are exclusive or inclusive with respect to immigrants and ethnic minorities. In the exclusive view of unions, unionization is expected to increase the likelihood of ... -
Distributive justice, employment-at-will and just-cause dismissal
(Springer-Verlag, 2012)Dismissal is a major issue for distributive justice at work, because it normally has a drastic impact on an employee's livelihood, self-esteem and future career. This article examines distributive justice under the US's ... -
Freedom of association, freedom of contract, and the right-to-work debate
(Springer, 2006)The debate over union security arrangements is often presented as involving irreconcilable goals and values. Supporters of union security typically stress their importance to the union’s organizational strength and workers’ ...
