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- Title
In a Different Way: Social Unionism in the Nonprofit Social Services-An Australian/Canadian Comparison.
- Authors
Baines, Donna
- Abstract
Drawing on comparative, qualitative data, this article explores unionization in the Canadian and Australian nonprofit social services. The article shows that the growth of unionization in this sector in Canada had little to do with deliberate strategies for union renewal. Instead, union growth and activism rose organically from the values orientation of the predominantly female workforce and the curtailment of workplace opportunities for social justice struggles. The Australian example reflects the conflux of legal contexts, political parties, managerial approaches, and the servicing model of unionism. The article concludes with a discussion of possibilities for those seeking to revitalize the union movement.
- Subjects
CANADA; AUSTRALIA; NONPROFIT sector; SOCIAL services; LABOR unions; WOMEN; COMPARATIVE studies; LABOR organizing; MINORITY labor union members; LABOR union members
- Publication
Labor Studies Journal, 2010, Vol 35, Issue 4, p480
- ISSN
0160-449X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0160449X10365543