TY - BOOK AU - O'Brien,Robert TI - Solidarity First: Canadian Workers and Social Cohesion SN - 9780774856133 AV - HD8104 -- .S66 2008eb U1 - 305.562 PY - 2009/// CY - Vancouver PB - University of British Columbia Press KW - Working class -- Canada KW - Employees -- Canada KW - Social values -- Canada KW - Solidarity -- Canada KW - Social participation -- Canada KW - Social integration -- Canada KW - Canada -- Economic conditions -- 1991- KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: Canadian Workers and Social Cohesion -- Part 1: Conceptualizing Social Cohesion -- 2 Gendering the Concept of Social Cohesion through an Understanding of Women and Work -- 3 Social Cohesion, International Competitiveness, and the "Other": A Connected Comparison of Workers' Relationships in Canada and Mexico -- Part 2: Constructing Social Cohesion -- 4 Workplace Cohesion and the Fragmentation of Solidarity: The Magna Model -- 5 Working Time and Labour Control in the Toyota Production System -- 6 Cultural Production and Social Cohesion amid the Decline of Coal and Steel: The Case of Cape Breton Island -- Part 3: Internationalizing Social Cohesion -- 7 Civil Society Targets the International -- 8 International Labour Norms and Worker Disorganization in Canada -- 9 ILO Action on "The Scope of the Employment Relationship": Lessons from Canada on the Gendered Limits of Fostering Social Cohesion -- 10 Conclusion: Beyond Social Cohesion -- Notes -- References -- List of Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z N2 - Solidarity First examines the concept and practice of social cohesion in terms of its impact on, and significance for, workers in Canada UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3412615 ER -