期刊名称：Just Labour : A Canadian Journal of Work and Society
电子版ISSN：1705-1436
出版年度：2005
卷号：5
出版社：York University
摘要：The most illuminating studies of worker militancy may be in-depth accounts of particular struggles. However, the current context of restructuring and globalization, in which Canadian workers face deteriorating conditions of work, competitive wage bargaining across national boundaries, dismantling of social programs, decreases in the social wage and a discursive shift to radical individualism, prompts questions about the overall patterns of worker militancy. Have economic and political changes shifted the understanding and practice of worker militancy. Have the gender-specific impacts of the 'new economy' politicized women workers in particular, especially those in the public sector, and brought them to the forefront of resistance. These are the two key research questions guiding this project. The first step in this research has been to seek out the available Canadian statistical data which might make visible the profile of worker militancy.2This research note introduces the reader to the work stoppages data from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada [HRSDC] (previously Human Resources Development Canada [HRDC]). I have negotiated access to the HRSDC work stoppage data which include 26,193 records, one for each Canadian strike from 1946-20013; my focus is on the 21,261 strikes from 1966-2001
