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The practice of collective bargaining in the private sector in Quebec (Canada): the changing ‘rules of the game’

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  • Marc‐Antonin Hennebert
  • Sara Pérez‐Lauzon

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Drawing on 45 semi‐structured interviews with union negotiators active in the Quebec private sector, this article shows that local bargaining practices, despite their plurality, have tended to change following major trends. It also reveals, more fundamentally, a redefinition of the ‘rules of the game’. The transformation and stability of these social rules, which are much more focused on the needs of employers, have tended to weaken collective bargaining as a tool for industrial democracy.

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  • Marc‐Antonin Hennebert & Sara Pérez‐Lauzon, 2019. "The practice of collective bargaining in the private sector in Quebec (Canada): the changing ‘rules of the game’," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 50(3), pages 240-255, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:indrel:v:50:y:2019:i:3:p:240-255
    DOI: 10.1111/irj.12249
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