Revitalizing Union Representation through Labor Education Initiatives

A Close Examination of Two Trade Unions in Quebec

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ID11229696
AuthorsMélanie Laroche (University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, corresponding author), Mélanie Dufour-Poirier (0000-0002-8008-7040, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada)
Year2017
Volume42
Issue2
Pages99-123
Publication date2017-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLabor Studies Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0160-449X • E-ISSN: 1538-9758
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0160449x17697442
OpenAlexW2599928961
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited32

This article aims to explain whether and to what extent formal and informal labor education and training initiatives help increase union participation among young members. Between 2009 and 2014, twenty-two interviews were conducted with ten national union leaders and twelve young leaders in two trade union organizations operating in the public and private sectors in Quebec. To complement these data, fifty-three focus group discussions were held, involving more than four hundred thirty young members (under the age of thirty). Our results reveal the presence of three areas of tension associated with the internal functioning of these unions. They also point out some factors that may boost the participation of young workers, internally

Economic growth · Economics · Focus group · Labour economics · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Sociology · Trade union · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Public Administration

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