In solidarity : academic librarian labour activism and union participation in Canada

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"Provides a historical and current perspective regarding the unionization of academic librarians, an exploration of some of the major labour issues affecting academic librarians in a certified and non-certified union context, as well as case studies relating to the unionization of academic librarians at selected institutions in Canada."-- Provided by publisher.

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Collective bargaining Academic librarians Canada

Librarians' unions Canada

Library employees Labor unions Canada

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ISBN:

9781936117628

Description:

viii, 355 pages ; 23 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Introduction / Jennifer Dekker and Mary Kandiuk
Part One: The origins of Academic Librarian Labour Organizing in Canada
Academic status for Canadian academic librarians : a brief history / Leona Jacobs
Out of the "library ghetto" : an exploration of CAUT's contributions to the achievements of Canadian academic librarians / Jennifer Dekker
Part Two: Case Histories
A "honey" of a union deal : gender and status in the labour action of Carleton University librarians, 1973-1975 / Martha Attridge Bufton
Academic librarianship : the quest for rights and recognition at the University of Toronto / Harriet M. Sonne de Torrens
Ontario college librarians' campaign for parity : networking for social change / Robin Inskip and David L. Jones
Part Three: Current Issues and Experiences
Librarians as teachers, researchers and community members / Meg Raven, Francesca Holyoke and Karen Jensen
Highs and lows : an examination of academic librarians' collective agreements / Marni R. Harrington and Natasha Gerolami
Librarians as faculty association participants : an autoethnography / Justine Wheeler, Carla Graebner, Michael Skelton, and Margaret (Peggy) Patterson
The quiet librarian : workplace complaints and collegiality / G. Douglas Vaisey
Academic librarians at the table : bargaining for parity / Mary Kandiuk
Part Four: Case studies
From certification to strike : academic librarians & archivists at the University of Western Ontario / Mike Dawes, Linda K. Dunn, and Aniko Varpalotai
The mouse that roared / Christena A. McKillop
The mouse that didn't roar : the difficulty of unionizing academic librarians at a public American university / Stephanie Braunstein and Michael F. Russo
Collegial self-governance for professional librarians : The establishment and evolution of a Library Council at Brock University / Tim Ribaric

LCCN:

2014017726

Control Number:

2868610

Other Authors:

Dekker, Jennifer, author, editor
Kandiuk, Mary, 1956- author, editor

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