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Labour Relations, 6th edition

Published by Pearson Canada (May 24, 2023) © 2024

  • Larry Suffield Lambton College
  • Gary L. Gannon University of Toronto
  • Carol Ann Samhaber Algonquin College

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Labour Relations has been written to provide a practical text for labour relations, industrial relations and collective bargaining courses. Labour relations is framed within a four-phased dynamic process: (i) a discontented workforce looking for an external advocate; (ii) union organizing and certification; (iii) collective bargaining; and (iv) contract administration. The book also recognizes the importance of key actors in this process: employers, unions and governments, all of whom are influenced by a challenging external environment. Globalization, demographics, economic cycles, technological innovation, societal views and other environmental factors pose threats and opportunities for these key actors.

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  • Feature Diagrams
  • Implications for Practice
  • Review Questions
  • Discussion Questions
  • Web Research Activities
  • Case Incidents

New and updated features of this title

  • Chapter one now explores unions from a broad, strategic context, laying the foundation for the future chapters while setting labour relations within both human resources management and employee relations contexts. 
  • The remaining chapters include current events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the gig economy, and the changing labour force with the impact of each upon labour relations.
  1. Union Objectives, Processes, and Structure
  2. Labour Relations in Canada
  3. The External Environment
  4. Organizational Strategy
  5. Governments and Labour Relations Boards
  6. Union Organizing, Drive and Certification
  7. The Collective Agreement
  8. Negotiation of the Collective Agreement
  9. Strikes, Lockouts, and Contract Dispute Resolution
  10. Administration of the Collective Agreement
  11. Public-Sector Labour Relations
  12. Appendix A
  13. Appendix B
  14. Appendix C

Larry Suffield received his B.A. (Economics) and LL.B. from the University of Western Ontario. After practising law for five years, he received an M.B.A. from the University of Windsor. Larry is a professor at Lambton College in Sarnia, Ontario, where he teaches in the Business Administration and postgraduate Human Resources Management programs, and where he has served as the coordinator of the Marketing and Management department. His areas of special interest are employment law and labour relations. Larry has also taught human resources management and labour relations at the University of Windsor.

Larry has served as the vice-president and chief steward of the union local representing faculty and counsellors at Lambton College, and he is a member of the Human Resources Professionals Association, where he serves on the Educational Standards Committee. Larry enjoys hiking and you may see him on a trail—he will be the one carrying a recent labour arbitration decision.

Gary L. Gannon received his B.A. (Social Sciences) from York University. He also holds a Master in Health Sciences (Health Administration) and a Master of Arts (Higher Education) from the University of Toronto. In 2013, he completed his Ph.D. at the University of Toronto/OISE (Leadership, Adult and Higher Education).

Dr. Gannon has 18 years of progressive HR management roles in the health care and higher education sectors. He is recognized as an expert in building and revitalizing HRM services in medium and large organizations in order to fulfill strategic business objectives. He has also advised several not-for-profit organizations on HRM-related matters as part of his involvement in the local community.

Gary is a Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL) with the Human Resources Professional Association (HRPA). He has served on the board and various committees of the Durham Chapter of the HRPA and in 2014 received the Chapter's Lifetime Achievement Award. Most recently, Dr. Gannon served as Chairperson of the Association's Academic Standards Committee. In 2015, he received Durham College's Faculty Award of Excellence. Dr. Gannon has also taught HRM management and labour relations courses at the School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto.

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