Unions in Court

Larry Savage is director of the Centre for Labour Studies at Brock University and a former member of the Executive Council of the Ontario Federation of Labour. He has authored and edited multiple books on labour and politics.

Charles W. Smith is an associate professor of political studies at St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan and coeditor of Labour/Le Travail: Journal of Canadian Labour Studies. He has authored several articles on labour and the law in addition to editing a book on Canadian provincial politics.

Braham Dabscheck:

"Larry Savage and Charles Smith in Unions in Court: Organized Labour and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms provide a lively and illuminating account of the evolution of Canadian labour law[…]"

Leo Panitch, Emeritus Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science, York University, and coauthor of From Consent to Coercion: The Assault on Trade Union Freedoms:
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent positive rulings on the right to strike, this extremely timely book provides not only the most accurate and comprehensive historical account but also the most sober and sophisticated interpretation of the labour movement’s fraught and contradictory relationship with the Constitution and the courts from the early 1980s right up to today.

Larry Hubich, president, Saskatchewan Federation of Labour:
A comprehensive and thorough analysis of the historical evolution of legal interpretations of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms as it relates to worker rights and unionization. This is a “must-read” for anyone working in the field. Clearly articulated, this book challenges readers to think about the pros and cons of litigation combined with direct action.