FINAL REPORT
The National Assembly on Workplace Democracy Final Report speaks directly to what can be done to legislate, regulate, or otherwise effect protections for workers and enable stronger worker voice in Canada.
Some of their recommendations urge unions and employers to take action, while others focus specifically on the most vulnerable and marginalized Canadians in the workforce, outlining the conditions that need to be improved in order for workers to fully express their voice. There are also recommendations relating to mitigating concerns about technological change and artificial intelligence in the workplace, and better educating Canadians about their rights and opportunities at work.
Underpinning the Assembly’s recommendations are a set of eight values the Assembly members believe should guide the work of researchers and policymakers towards strengthening the conditions for worker voice in Canada. The Assembly members also articulate a set of seven changes & challenges affecting Canadian workers that they believe researchers and policymakers must keep in mind when shaping meaningful and impactful policy change.
Underpinning the Assembly’s recommendations are a set of eight values the Assembly members believe should guide the work of researchers and policymakers towards strengthening the conditions for worker voice in Canada. The Assembly members also articulate a set of seven changes & challenges affecting Canadian workers that they believe researchers and policymakers must keep in mind when shaping meaningful and impactful policy change.
In this report you’ll also find a detailed summary of the Assembly program; profiles of each of the Assembly members and guest speakers; as well as three minority reports produced by individual members who wished to add their own commentary to the otherwise consensus outcome.
In total, the report of the National Assembly on Workplace Democracy is a clear articulation of the experiences, perspectives, and aspirations of Canadians for Worker Voice; a summary of common challenges, concerns, and fears about the future of work; and a forceful call to action for researchers and policymakers to consider and ultimately implement reforms that will have a meaningful and measurable impact on the lives of Canadian workers, their families and communities.
In total, the report of the National Assembly on Workplace Democracy is a clear articulation of the experiences, perspectives, and aspirations of Canadians for Worker Voice; a summary of common challenges, concerns, and fears about the future of work; and a forceful call to action for researchers and policymakers to consider and ultimately implement reforms that will have a meaningful and measurable impact on the lives of Canadian workers, their families and communities.