LABRST 2A03 Lecture Notes - Parliamentary System, Social Movement Unionism, Syndicalism
9 Dec 2013
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Workers and workplaces impacted by legislation: employment standards (minimum wage, health & safety, labour relations, etc. , social policies (health, ei, childcare, etc. , economic policies (trade agreements, bank of canada, etc. ) Strategy to influence government policies though engagement in electoral process and presence in legislature/parliament. Unions committed to extending benefits across society: workers as citizens and social unionism. Direct engagement in formal electoral and political process. Reflect divisions within the working class about goals and how they should be represented (business vs. social unionism) Reflects the balance of power between labour/capital/state: degree of accommodation. Strategic considerations based on current realities: vary over time. Reformist: oriented toward reforming current political-economic system. Revolutionary: oriented toward overthrowing existing political-economic system. Partyism (reformist: strategically support a political party to gain legislative influence, run labour candidates within traditional parties, aka gomperism . Support your friends and punish your enemies : political allegiance shifts to best choice, problem is best choice is a relative consideration.
