What are the future prospects for work in Canada?
Write an essay on the topic specified above. This essay requires you to use ideas from the entire
course, not just the last two units. Drawing on concepts and information from all course materials
enables you to develop an argument about the future of work. You should sketch out your vision of what
work will look like in the future and discuss why you take this position. The theories of work that
were introduced in Unit 1 will help you to develop a coherent argument about the future prospects of
work. To further develop your core argument, your essay should consider the following issues:
• Inequality, Insecurity, and the Health Impact of Work
• Organization of Work and the Question of “Postindustrialism”
• Globalization of Work
• Work and the Environment
• The Impact of Unions on Work and Workers
Make specific reference to at least two articles assigned as readings for Units 6 & 7, as well as to
the textbook sections for these units. You must also identify and refer to a minimum of three other
relevant readings from other units of the course. In addition, you must identify and refer to at least
three additional academic articles that you have found through your own library research.
Reading Assignment
Commentary for Section 6.1.
Core Labour Standards and Human Rights in the Workplace, by J. Howard and W. Gereluk.
Commentary for Section 6.3.
Work, Industry, and Canadian Society (2010, 6th ed.)by H. J. Krahn, G. S. Lowe, and K. D. Hughes, pp.
354-377.
Commentary for Section 6.4.
Work, Industry, and Canadian Society (2010, 6th ed.), by H. J. Krahn, G. S. Lowe, and K. D. Hughes, pp.
378-407.
Organizing Wal-Mart: The Canadian Campaign, by Roy J. Adams.
Commentary for Section 7.1.
How Globalization Has Impacted Labour: A Review Essay, by S. Spilerman.
Commentary for Section 7.2.
The Future of Work and Its Scenarios: An Interim Balance-Sheet, by U. Beck.
Commentary for Section 7.3.
Work, Industry, and Canadian Society (2010, 6th ed.), by H. J. Krahn, G. S. Lowe, and K. D. Hughes, pp.
329-340.
Is Work Working? by the Law Commission of Canada, pp. 41-59.
Commentary for Section 7.4.
Going Green Collar: Labour Responds to Global Warming, by C. Pearson.