Upjohn Research

Title

Labor Standards in the United States and Canada

Authors

Richard N. Block, Michigan State University
Ronald O. Clarke
Karen Roberts, Michigan State University

Year

2003

Abstract

Block, Roberts, and Clarke offer a method for comparing ten labor standards across political jurisdictions. They then apply this method to the United States and Canada, an exercise that allows them to settle the long-running dispute over whether or not Canada has higher standards than the U.S., and if so, to what degree.

Contents

Labor Standards Database

1. Introduction
2. Labor Standards and Trade
3. Definitions and Criteria
4. Methods for Comparing Labor Standards
5. The Results
6. Summary and Conclusions

Citation

Block, Richard N., Karen Roberts, and R. Oliver Clarke. 2003. Labor Standards in the United States and Canada. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

ISBN

9780880992350 (pbk.) ; 9780880992367 (cloth)

Subject Areas

EMPLOYMENT and COMPENSATION; Job security; Unions and collective bargaining; Wages and benefits; Minimum wage; UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY, and POVERTY; Unemployment insurance; Benefits and duration; Workers compensation and disability; Occupational health and safety