WORKLABR 3P03 - Workers’ Resistance - Past and Present

3 unit(s)

This course explores workers’ struggles to protect their livelihoods, assert their rights, and gain some control over their jobs and even the economy and society
in general since the beginning of the industrial age. It will examine different kinds of workers’ movements, protests and strikes - and how employers and the state
have responded. It will consider how workers’ organizations in Canada fit into the larger international and global picture.
Prerequisite(s): Registration in a Work and Labour Studies program or registration in Level III or above in any program
Antirequisite(s): LABRST 3P03
Priority is given to students enrolled in a Work and Labour Studies Program.