Employers' Anti-Unionism in Niagara, 1942–1965: Questioning the Postwar Compromise

• Published in: Labour (Halifax) Vol. 76; no. 76; pp. 37 - 77
• Main Author: Patrias, Carmela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Committee on Canadian Labour History and AU Press 22.09.2015; The Canadian Committee on Labour History; Canadian Committee on Labour History
• Subjects: Anti-communism; Beliefs, opinions and attitudes; Canadian history; Capitalism; Collective action; Collective bargaining; Employee management relations; Employers; Free enterprise; Labor relations; Labor unions; Labour relations; Liberalism; Manual workers; Methods; Ontario Canada; Post-war history; Postwar history; Presidents; Public relations; Steel; Steel industry; Union busting; Unionization; World War II; Canada; United States; Ontario Canada

This study explores employers' anti-union strategies in the Niagara Peninsula from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s in order to enhance our understanding of the nature of relations between labour and capital during the period generally described as that of the postwar compromise. Relying on such...