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Employee Buyouts in Canada

1995; Wiley; Volume: 33; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1467-8543.1995.tb00446.x

1467-8543

Morley Gunderson, Jeffrey Sack, James L. McCartney, David Wakely, Jonathan Eaton,

Social Sciences and Governance

British Journal of Industrial RelationsVolume 33, Issue 3 p. 417-442 Employee Buyouts in Canada Morley Gunderson, Morley Gunderson Director of the Centre for Industrial Relations at the University of TorontoSearch for more papers by this authorJeffrey Sack, Jeffrey Sack QC, is senior partner of Sack Goldblatt Mitchell, a Toronto law firm representing trade unions and professional organizations.Search for more papers by this authorJames McCartney, James McCartney senior partner of McCarthy, TetraultSearch for more papers by this authorDavid Wakely, David Wakely Senior partner of Filion, Wakely and Thorup, both law firms representing Algoma Steel CorporationSearch for more papers by this authorJonathan Eaton, Jonathan Eaton Researcher with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union.Search for more papers by this author Morley Gunderson, Morley Gunderson Director of the Centre for Industrial Relations at the University of TorontoSearch for more papers by this authorJeffrey Sack, Jeffrey Sack QC, is senior partner of Sack Goldblatt Mitchell, a Toronto law firm representing trade unions and professional organizations.Search for more papers by this authorJames McCartney, James McCartney senior partner of McCarthy, TetraultSearch for more papers by this authorDavid Wakely, David Wakely Senior partner of Filion, Wakely and Thorup, both law firms representing Algoma Steel CorporationSearch for more papers by this authorJonathan Eaton, Jonathan Eaton Researcher with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union.Search for more papers by this author First published: September 1995 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8543.1995.tb00446.xCitations: 9AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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