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Jason Foster

Jason Foster is a professor of human resources and labour relations at the University of Athabasca. He also serves as the director for the Parkland Institute, a research consortium of academics and advocates for a stronger public sector run out of the University of Alberta. Jason worked in the non-profit sector for years, as well as with the labour movement as the director of policy analysis at the Alberta Federation of Labour. With a wide public profile, Jason is actively engaged in the discourse around the state of work and welfare in Canada. He also serves as the president of the Canadian Industrial Relations Association. He works and lives in Edmonton, Alberta.

Books by Jason Foster

The Practice of Human Resource Management in Canada

Gigs, Hustles, & Temps

Defying Expectations

Health and Safety in Canadian Workplaces

Alberta Oil and the Decline of Democracy in Canada