Women, unions, and social policy

✍ Scribed by Margaret Beattie

• Book ID: 104748348
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1983
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 477 KB
• Volume: 2
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0167-4544
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00382906

✦ Synopsis

We contend in this paper that the trade union role in social policy is expanding due to the debate on women's issues. The Centrale de l'enseignement du Qu6bec is seen as a forerunner of this trend, with its policy positions on questions previously seen as 'personal'. The method of promotion of these interests is also new, with 'caucusing' and 'networking'. The significance of these changes goes beyond unionized women workers and affects all women.