Union involvement in workplace change: A comparative study of local unions in Canada and Mexico

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 489-514

  Lévesque, Christian ^a   Murray, Gregor ^b  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 24944480010     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2005.00366.x     Document Type: Review

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