Forging business-labour partnerships
Subtitle: the emergence of sector councils in Canada
By: edited by Morley Gunderson and Andrew Sharpe.
Contributors: Gunderson, Morley, 1945-; Sharpe, Andrew.; Centre for the Study of Living Standards.
Publisher: Published in cooperation with the Centre for the Study of Living Standards by University of Toronto Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
Subjects: Works councils -- Canada -- Congresses.
Other titles: Forging business-labor partnerships
Description: The authors suggest that, despite its innovative spirit, the sectoral initiative is fragile. Its future viability and wider diffusion depend on mutual trust and the long-term commitment of labour, management, and governments. Still, the consensus-building approach is seen as a remarkable achievement in Canada's adversarial institutional climate, with the potential to transform the nature and direction of Canadian labour-management relationships.

In bringing together a wide range of views on sector councils, this book is a singular resource for all those interested in industrial relations, labour economics, and public policy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Earlier versions of the papers contained ... were presented at a conference ... organized by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards and held in Montreal on 12-13 January 1997"--p. [xiii].