This week on rabble radio, we're looking at how unions and employers bargain in Canada and whether it's time for a new approach.

 

Right now, most unions negotiate with one employer at a time, which can make it tough to raise standards across an industry. Some experts are calling for sectoral bargaining which may help create fairer pay and conditions for everyone. 

 

Today on the show, we're joined by Dr. Adam King, assistant professor in Labour Studies at the University of Manitoba, to talk about what a move toward sectoral bargaining could mean for workers and the future of Canada's labour movement.

About our guest

Adam D.K. King is an assistant professor in the Labour Studies Program at the University of Manitoba. He is the coauthor of Work and Labour in Canada: Critical Issues, 4th Edition and writes a weekly newsletter about work and the labour movement called "Class Struggle" at The Maple. 

On November 19, join Dr. Adam King and Dr. Sara Slinn (Osgoode Hall Law School) in a webinar focused on sectoral bargaining here. Hosted by the Labour Studies Department at Brock University. 

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