Jason Foster

2024

A Thumb on the Scale: Alberta Government Interference in Public Sector Bargaining

Foster, J., Barnetson, B. & Cake, S., 2024, Edmonton

Research output: Other contribution › Other contribution (peer reviewed) › peer-review

From Advice to “Secret Mandates”: The Evolution of Government Intervention in Public-Sector Bargaining in Alberta, Canada

Foster, J., Barnetson, B. & Cake, S., 10 Aug. 2024, In: Relations Industrielle / Industrial Relations. 79, 1, p. 1-18 18 p., 1.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

Open Access

Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation

Barnetson, B. & Foster, J., 2024, The Law of Work. Doorey, D. (ed.). 3 ed. Toronto

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

The Practice of Human Resource Management in Canada

Barnetson, B. & Foster, J., 20 Oct. 2024, Edmonton. 402 p. (OPEL (Open Paths to Enriched Learning) Series)

Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review

2023

Catch Me If You Can: Changing Forms of Permanent Exceptionalism in Response to Charter Jurisprudence

Foster, J., Barnetson, B. & Cake, S., 2023, In: Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal. 25, 1, p. 1-23

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

Formal and informal support networks as sources of resilience and sources of oppression for temporary foreign workers in Canada

Salami, B., Tulli, M., Alaazi, D. A., Juen, J., Khasanova, N., Foster, J. & Vallianatos, H., 1 Mar. 2023, In: Migration Studies. 11, 1, p. 52-74 23 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)

Gigs, Hustles and Temps

Foster, J., 2023, Toronto.

Research output: Book/Report › Book

Turning the Screws, Turning Back the Clock: The UCP and Labour

Foster, J., Cake, S. & Barnetson, B., 2023, Anger and Angst: Jason Kenney's Legacy and Alberta's Right. Harrison, T. W. & Acuna, R. (eds.). Montreal, p. 231-252

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Union donations to community organisations and the dampening effect of government legislation: the case of Bill 32 in Alberta, Canada

Foster, J. & Simpson, D., 2023, In: Labour & Industry. 33, 4, p. 422-439 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

“I feel like I’m just nowhere”: Causes and Challenges of Status Loss in Canada

Tulli, M., Salami, B., Juen, J., Foster, J., Vallianatos, H. & Okeke-Ihejirika, P., Mar. 2023, In: Journal of International Migration and Integration. 24, 1, p. 139-161 23 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

2022

Alberta Charities to Lose Millions under Bill 32

Foster, J. & Simpson, D., 2022, Edmonton

Research output: Other contribution › Other contribution (peer reviewed) › peer-review

Correction to: “I Feel Like I’m Just Nowhere”: Causes and Challenges of Status Loss in Canada (Journal of International Migration and Integration, (2022), 10.1007/s12134-022-00940-7)

Tulli, M., Salami, B., Juen, J., Foster, J., Vallianatos, H. & Okeke-Ihejirika, P., Dec. 2022, In: Journal of International Migration and Integration. 23, 4, p. 2289-2290 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

Open Access

Newbies vs. Old-Timers: University Workers' Differential Experiences of Working from Home During COVID-19

Foster, J., Samani, M. N., Campbell, S. & Walsworth, S., 2022, In: Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labour. 33, p. 11-21

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

Profits First, Safety Second: Canada's Occupational Health and Safety System at 50

Foster, J., Cake, S. & Barnetson, B., Sep. 2022, In: Labour/ Le Travail. 90, p. 179-202 24 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

Open Access

Sustained knowledge work and thinking time amongst academics: gender and working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic

Peetz, D., Baird, M., Banerjee, R., Bartkiw, T., Campbell, S., Charlesworth, S., Coles, A., Cooper, R., Foster, J., Galea, N., de la Harpe, B., Leighton, C., Lynch, B., Pike, K., Pyman, A., Ramia, I., Ressia, S., Samani, M. N., Southey, K. & Strachan, G. & 5 others, To, M., Troup, C., Walsworth, S., Werth, S. & Weststar, J., 2022, In: Labour & Industry. 32, 1, p. 72-92 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

Open Access

23 Citations (Scopus)

2021

Tipping the Balance: Bill 32, The Charter and the Americanization of Alberta's Labour Relations System

Foster, J., 2021, Edmonton

Research output: Other contribution › Other contribution (peer reviewed) › peer-review

TRACKING PRECARITY: EMPLOYMENT PATHWAYS OF PRECARIOUS STATUS MIGRANT WORKERS IN CANADA

Foster, J., 2021, In: Canadian Journal of Sociology. 46, 3, p. 257-278 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

Open Access

2 Citations (Scopus)

2020

In the Shadows: Living and Working without Status in Alberta

Foster, J. & Luciano, M., 2020, Edmonton

Research output: Other contribution › Other contribution (peer reviewed) › peer-review

2018

Defying Expectations: The Case of UFCW Local 401

Foster, J., 2018

Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review

Don’t fear the reaper: distortive media effects on workers’ perceptions of injury

Foster, J., Barnetson, B. & Matsunaga-Turnbull, J., 2018, In: Labour & Industry. 28, 4, p. 244-260 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

Estimating under-claiming of compensable Workplace Injuries in Alberta, Canada

Barnetson, B., Foster, J. & Matsünaga-Türnbüll, J., Dec. 2018, In: Canadian Public Policy. 44, 4, p. 400-410 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)

Fear Factory: Retaliation and Rights Claiming in Alberta, Canada

Foster, J., Barnetson, B. & Matsunaga-Turnbull, J., 1 Apr. 2018, In: SAGE Open. 8, 2

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

Open Access

7 Citations (Scopus)

2017

Accidental Revitalization? Looking at the Complex Realities of Union Renewal

Foster, J., 1 Dec. 2017, In: Labor Studies Journal. 42, 4, p. 322-344 23 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

Open Access

1 Citation (Scopus)

Dead Today, Gone Tomorrow: The framing of workplace injury in Canadian newspapers, 2009-2014

Foster, J. & Barnetson, B., 2017, In: Canadian Journal of Communication. 42, 4, p. 611-629 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

Open Access

2 Citations (Scopus)

Who's on secondary? The impact of temporary Foreign workers on Alberta construction employment patterns

Foster, J. & Barnetson, B., 1 Sep. 2017, In: Labour/ Le Travail. 80, p. 27-53 27 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access

9 Citations (Scopus)

2016

Buried and Forgotten: Newspaper Coverage of Workplace Injury and Death in Alberta

Foster, J. & Barnetson, B., 2016, Edmonton

Research output: Other contribution › Other contribution (peer reviewed) › peer-review

Dead quiet in the hinterlands: the construction of workplace injuries in western Canadian newspapers, 2009–2014

Barnetson, B. & Foster, J., 2016, In: Labour & Industry. 26, 2, p. 75-89 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)

Health and Safety in Canadian Workplaces

Foster, J. & Barnetson, B., 2016, Edmonton.

Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review

Solidarity on the TransCanada: The role of immigrant activism and innovative union tactics in the 2005 lakeside packers strike

Foster, J., 1 Sep. 2016, In: Labour/ Le Travail. 78, p. 197-218 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

7 Citations (Scopus)

2015

Exporting Oil, Importing Labour, and Weakening Democracy: The Use of Foreign Migrant Workers in Alberta

Foster, J. & Barnetson, B., 2015, Alberta Oil and the Decline of Democracy in Canada. Shrivastava, M. & Stefanick, L. (eds.). Edmonton, p. 249-274

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

If it bleeds, it leads: The construction of workplace injury in Canadian newspapers, 2009–2014

Barnetson, B. & Foster, J., 1 Jul. 2015, In: International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. 21, 3, p. 258-265 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

Open Access

6 Citations (Scopus)

Migrant Workers and the Problem of Social Cohesion in Canada

Taylor, A. & Foster, J., 1 Feb. 2015, In: Journal of International Migration and Integration. 16, 1, p. 153-172 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

14 Citations (Scopus)

the Construction of Migrant Work and Workers by Alberta Legislators, 2000-2011

Foster, J. & Barnetson, B., 2015, In: Canadian Ethnic Studies. 47, 1, p. 107-131

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

The dynamics of union responses to migrant workers in Canada

Foster, J., Taylor, A. & Khan, C., 9 Jun. 2015, In: Work, Employment and Society. 29, 3, p. 409-426 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

Open Access

9 Citations (Scopus)

The new deal for management and organizational studies: Lessons, insights, and reflections

Mills, A. J., Weatherbee, T. G., Foster, J. & Mills, J. H., 15 May 2015, The Routledge Companion to Management and Organizational History. p. 265-284 20 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Open Access

17 Citations (Scopus)

The New Deal for management and organizational studies: Lessons, insights, and refl ections

Mills, A. J., Weatherbee, T. G., Foster, J. & Mills, J. H., 1 Jan. 2015, The Routledge Companion to Management and Organizational History. p. 265-284 20 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

2014

History, field definition and management studies: The case of the New Deal

Foster, J., Mills, A. J. & Weatherbee, T., Apr. 2014, In: Journal of Management History. 20, 2, p. 179-199 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

37 Citations (Scopus)

Shades of Red: Cold War Influences on Canadian and U.S. Business Textbooks

Foster, J., Helms Mills, J. & Mills, A. J., 1 Oct. 2014, In: Journal of Management Education. 38, 5, p. 642-671 30 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

14 Citations (Scopus)

The Political Justification of Migrant Workers in Alberta, Canada

Barnetson, B. & Foster, J., May 2014, In: Journal of International Migration and Integration. 15, 2, p. 349-370 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

10 Citations (Scopus)

Training 'Expendable' Workers: Temporary Foreign Workers in Nursing

Taylor, A., Foster, J. & Cambre, C., 2014, Global Reconstructions of Vocational Education and Training. Avis, J. (ed.). London, p. 95-118

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

2013

Construction Work: Evolving Discourses of the "Worker" in Management Textbooks, 1920s to the First Decade of teh 21st

Foster, J. & Mills, A. J., 2013, In: Journal of Workplace Rights. 17, 3-4, p. 443-466

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

In the shadows: Exploring the notion of "community" for temporary foreign workers in a boomtown

Foster, J. & Taylor, A., 2013, In: Canadian Journal of Sociology. 38, 2, p. 167-190 24 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

Open Access

29 Citations (Scopus)

2012

Bloody Lucky: The careless worker myth in Alberta, Canada

Barnetson, B. & Foster, J., Jun. 2012, In: International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. 18, 2, p. 135-146 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

12 Citations (Scopus)

6 Citations (Scopus)

2011

Revolution, Retrenchment, and the New Normal: The 1990s and Beyond

Foster, J., 2011, Working People in Alberta: A History. Finkel, A. (ed.). p. 205-242

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Talking ourselves to death? the prospects for social dialogue in North America-lessons from Alberta

Foster, J., Jun. 2011, In: Labor Studies Journal. 36, 2, p. 288-306 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)

2004

Class Action: Building Potential Political Activism among Union Activists

Foster, J., 2004, In: Just Labour. 4, p. 13-22

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

Jason Foster, PhD

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