Jason Foster is professor of human resources and labor relations at Athabasca University. He is also director of Parkland Institute, a public interest research center based at the University of Alberta. He is the author of Health and Safety in Canadian Workplaces (with Bob Barnetson) and Defying Expectations: The Case of UFCW Local 401. His most recent book is Gigs, Hustles and Temps about precarious work in Canada.