GOOD WORK, PRODUCTIVITY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN CANADIAN FORESTRY

The study of forest work allows connections to be drawn between good w ork, productivity and environmental sustainability. The development of good forest work has generally followed the classic path, entailing h igher wages, shorter working hours and less strenuous work; but it has also resulted in growing unemployment, labour market segmentation, fl exibilization and environmental degradation. Full cost accounting, all -age forest management, value-added production, community tenures and eco-certification provide a basis for alternative good work and produc tivity measures. We suggest that forest workers, both in their capacit y as workers and residents of forest-industry based communities, const itute potential agents who can embrace and support such alternatives.