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Abstract. North American labor unions have typically responded to management‐ initiated Quality of Work Life (QWL) reforms: by co operating in their design and implementation, or by rejecting involvement and relying on traditional collective bargaining. Neither response addresses the distribution of organizational power. Workplace reform in North America confines itself to the technical aspects of job design. Traditional collective bargaining, however, tends to be highly circumscribed, focusing on pay and fringe benefits. To be meaningful, workplace reform must take place within a context of changing power relations between unions and managements Otherwise it may be overwhelmed by events occurring in the external environment. Labor unions, therefore, need to participate in QWL initiatives while simultaneously making new types of demands at the bargaining table, and seeking input into strategic decisions.

Features an array of experts who condemn the federal government's submissiveness in its dealings with the provinces and calls for a renewed federal assertiveness. In this book, they argue that the federal government is best placed to create effective policy, support democracy and respond to issues of national importance.

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The International Human Rights Regime: Commitment and Compliance -- 2 United Nations' Human Rights Procedures -- 3 The UN Security Council and Human Rights -- 4 The International Criminal Court -- 5 A Global Human Rights Court? -- 6 Protecting Refugee Rights: International Refugee Law and the UNHCR -- 7 The International Labour Organization: Champion of Worker Rights or 90-Pound Weakling? -- 8 European Court of Human Rights: Toward a Holistic Approach to Human Rights -- 9 Typology and Appraisal of the African Human Rights System -- 10 The Inter-American Human Rights System -- 11 Human Rights in Post-Transitional Contexts -- 12 Human Rights and Police Accountability -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- List of Contributors -- Index.

Written largely by Canadian scholars for Canadian readers, this overview of contemporary human rights concerns introduces the human rights instruments—provincial, national, and international—which protect Canadians. The volume begins with an outline of the history of human rights before moving on to discuss such important topics as the relationship between political institutions and rights protection, rights issues pertaining to specific communities, and cross-cutting rights issues that affect most or all citizens. Contemporary and comprehensive, Human Rights: Current Issues and Controversies is a valuable resource for anyone interested in learning more about human rights