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Power, politics, and principles : Mackenzie King and labour, 1935-1948

Hollander, Taylor, author

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\"Set against the backdrop of the U.S. experience, Power, Politics, and Principles uses a transnational perspective to understand the passage and long term implications of a pivotal labour law in Canada By utilizing a wide array of primary materials and secondary sources, Hollander gets to the root of the policy-making process, revealing how the making of P.C. 1003 in 1944, a wartime order, that forced employers to the collective bargaining table and marked a new stage in Canadian industrial relations, involved real people with conflicting personalities and competing agendas. Each chapter of Power, Politics, and Principles begins with a quasi-fictional vignette to help the reader visualize historical context. Hollander pays particular attention to the central role that Mackenzie King played in the creation of P.C. 1003. Although most scholars describe the Prime Minister's approach to policy decisions as calculating and opportunistic, Power, Politics, and Principles argues that Mackenzie King's adherence to key principles especially his determination to preserve and enhance the cohesiveness of the country, created a more favourable legal environment in the long run for Canadian workers and their unions than a similar collective bargaining regime in the U.S.\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Subject: King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1874-1950. / BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General. / Labor policy Canada History 20th century. / Labor laws and legislation Canada History 20th century. / Labor unions Canada History 20th century. / Collective bargaining Canada History 20th century. / Canada Politics and government 20th century. / Canada Politics and government 1935-1948.
• ISBN: 1487521936, 9781487521936, 9781487502348, 1487502346

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