EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATIONS IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC - A DIVERSITY

The purpose of this paper is to present a classification of employers' associations in the province Of Quebec. The criterion used for this c lassification is the level of involvement of these associations in the collective bargaining process. Although arbitrary, this criterion all ows us to subdivide these associations into five different types, to b ring out their individual interests and to define the role of more tha n 570 employers, associations in the province of Quebec. The present a rticle does not pretend to make an assessment as to the efficiency of employers' associations, but is simply trying to present an overall st ructural view.