Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 7
3. List of Figures and Tables 9
4. Contributors 11
5. Acknowledgements 13
6. Introduction 15
7. Part I: Union Renewal and the State of Unions in Canada
8. Chapter 1. Union Renewal and Organizational Change: A Review of the Literature 29
9. Chapter 2. Rowing Against the Tide: The Struggle to Raise Union Density in a Hostile Environment 61
10. Chapter 3. Innovation in Canadian Unions: Patterns, Causes and Consequences 79
11. Chapter 4. Women are Key to Union Renewal: Lessons from the Canadian Labour Movement 103
12. Chapter 5. Globalization and Union Renewal: Perspectives from the Quebec Labour Movement 113
13. Part II: Case Studies on Union Renewal
14. Chapter 6. The BCGEU: The Road to Renewal 129
15. Chapter 7. Union Renewal and CUPE 145
16. Chapter 8. Union Resistance and Union Renewal in the CAW 161
17. Chapter 9. Rank-and-File Involvement in Policy-Making at the CEP 185
18. Chapter 10. Mobilizing Young People: A Case Study of UFCW Canada Youth Programs and Initiatives 191
19. Chapter 11. Renewal from Different Directions: The Case of UNITE-HERE Local 75 201
20. Chapter 12. Building Capacity for Global Action: Steelworkers’ Humanity Fund 221
21. Part III: Unions and Community: Campaigns and Organizing
22. Chapter 13. Community Unionism and Labour Movement Renewal: Organizing for Fair Employment 237
23. Chapter 14. The Workers’ Organizing and Resource Centre in Winnipeg 251
24. Chapter 15. A Community Coalition in Defense of Public Medicare 261
25. Chapter 16. Organizing Call Centres: The Steelworkers’ Experience 277
26. Part IV: Leadership Development and Education
27. Chapter 17. Increasing Inter-Union Co-operation and Co-ordination: The BC Federation of Labour Organizing Institute 295
28. Chapter 18. Union Education, Union Leadership and Union Renewal: The Role of PEL 307
29. Index 323