期刊名称：Just Labour : A Canadian Journal of Work and Society
电子版ISSN：1705-1436
出版年度：2004
卷号：4
出版社：York University
摘要：Ask someone involved in the Canadian labour movement about levels ofpolitical involvement among union members, and you get a very discouraginganswer. The conventional belief is that union activists do not want to getinvolved politically. They want their union to negotiate a good contract and thatis where it stops. Best not to try engaging union activists politically.That may be the conventional belief, but new research suggests thispessimism may be misplaced. Few studies have ever explored the politicalattitudes and behaviours union activists, as opposed to the leadership ormembership at large. The new research reveals two unexpected results. First,union activists are more politically active than most observers believe. Second,unions can play a crucial role in fostering political activism among their activists.However, fulfilling this role requires unions to approach their members from anew perspective ¨C one that reflects the class-based lived experience of workersand helps workers navigate the class divide separating them from politics
