Power, Politics, and Principles

Mackenzie King and Labour, 1935-1948

Taylor Hollander

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University of Toronto Press
11 May 2018

History of the Americas; Legal history; Industrial relations & trade unions law

Set against the backdrop of the U.S. experience, Power, Politics, and Principles uses a transnational perspective to understand the passage and long-term implications of a pivotal labour law in Canada. Utilizing a wide array of primary materials and secondary sources, Hollander gets to the root of the policy-making process, revealing how the making of P.C. 1003 in 1944, a wartime order that forced employers to the collective bargaining table, involved real people with conflicting personalities and competing agendas.

Each chapter of Power, Politics, and Principles begins with a quasi-fictional vignette to help the reader visualize historical context. Hollander pays particular attention to the central role that Mackenzie King played in the creation of P.C. 1003. Although most scholars describe the Prime Minister's approach to policy decisions as calculating and opportunistic, Power, Politics, and Principles argues that Mackenzie King's adherence to moderate principles resulted in a less hostile legal environment in Canada for workers and their unions in the long run, than a more far-reaching collective bargaining law in the United States.

By: Taylor Hollander
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 610g
ISBN: 9781487521936
ISBN 10: 1487521936
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 11 May 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Taylor Hollander is a Middle School History Teacher at Orchard House School in Richmond Virginia.

Reviews for Power, Politics, and Principles: Mackenzie King and Labour, 1935-1948

"""Lively, engaging, and accessible, Power, Politics, and Principles centres on King and the pivotal role played by his cabinet, particularly in the development of labour policies during the Second World War and the implementation of PC 1003.""--Marcel Martel, Department of History, York University ""Power, Politics, and Principles is carefully researched and written in lively prose. It covers a period in the history of Canadian industrial relations and labour history that remains essential for scholars to appreciate.""--Peter McInnis, Department of History, St. Francis Xavier University ""The real strength of Power, Politics, and Principles is in its account of wartime and immediate postwar Dominion labour policy, especially in the context of contestation within the labour movement. While various aspects of this are covered in other works with different foci, Taylor Hollander provides an excellent summation with instructive detail.""--Paul Craven, Professor Emeritus, Socio-Legal Studies, York University"

Short-listed for The J.W. Dafoe Book Prize awarded by J.W. Dafoe Foundation 2019 (Canada)
Winner of The J.W. Dafoe Book Prize awarded by J.W. Dafoe Foundation 2019 (Canada)