LABR 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Corporate Social Responsibility, In Private, Neoliberalism
3 Mar 2016
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Ross, savage, black and silver, ch 10. The debate about how unions should respond to challenges presented by twenty-first century employers and governments is generally perceived as a crisis of unions. Many important indicators show that unions" effectiveness in the workplace and the political sphere has declined in recent years. Declining bargaining power relative to employers (lack tactical advantage) Gradual decrease in time lost due to strikes (since the 70s) In public sector, suspended bargaining rights and curtailment of right to strike. In private sector, unemployment and threats of corporate mobility have hurt private sector workers" organizing attempts and bargaining strength. Some of the challenges that unions will have to grapple with in the immediate future are clear: Reviving labour"s bargaining power in both the private and public sectors. Organizing the new kinds of jobs and workplaces created by the continuous restructuring of capitalism (less corporate social responsibility) Meeting the needs of an increasingly diverse working class (racialized, etc)
