LABR 3Q97 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Business Unionism, Ontario Public Service Employees Union, Small Government
28 Sep 2016
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Public sector unions and electoral politics in canada. Based on regionally and ideologically i. e. provincial government unions in manitoba, saskatchewan and bc supported provincial ndp while ontario"s teachers supported liberals during the early 2000s. Based on rewarding your friends and punishing your enemies (pg. Federal law that public sector unions could not engage in electoral politics. Public sector workers seen as servants of the government rather than workers. Many public sector workers prior to 1960s were not politically active. The 1960s there was a political, cultural and economic change. Hierarchical structures that governed the canadian civil service. A movement towards private sector efficiency for public sector workers. New diverse group of workers in the public sector. Growth of female workers and workers of other identities (racialized and immigrant workers) Many of these workers turned to unions for support against discriminatory management practices. Extended more concrete rights to public sector workers to be involved in electoral proves.
