The Canadian Labour Movement: Class, Protest, and Confronting Neoliberalism in the Digital Age

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

Critically explores the politics and the practices of the Canadian labour movement. Examines feminist and anti-racist critiques of unions and the challenges facing unions in the neo-liberal period and the digital age. Other issues include globalization, technological change, precarious labour, and state behaviour towards workers and collective protest. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including at least 1.5 SOCI and/or POST credits at the 2000 level.