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The Canadian Charter, freedom of association and labour relations
Author(s) -
Khan Andy
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.1989.tb00050.x
Subject(s) - constitution , freedom of association , charter , legislation , industrial relations , political science , association (psychology) , law , labour law , labor relations , law and economics , sociology , human rights , psychology , psychotherapist
This article examines the impact of the Canadian constitution, which provides some general fundamental rights, on industrial relations, and concludes that a written constitution encourages judicial legislation to the detriment of workers and their unions.