Unions and temporary help agency employment/Les syndicats et l'emploi temporaire via les agences de placement/Sindicatos y empleo de agencia de ayuda temporal

Temporary help agency employment is a peculiar and often precarious employment form that has become increasingly salient in Canada in recent decades. This article examines the effects of the expansion of this employment form upon labour unions, as well as union responses to this phenomenon. Using a qualitative exploratory method, various effects upon union organizing and representation activities are outlined, as are a range of union responses to the phenomenon.