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Roy J. Adams (born 28 June 1940 [1]) is a Canadian author, newspaper columnist, human rights activist and academic.

He emigrated to Canada in 1973 and taught industrial relations at McMaster University until 1997. Since then he has been a newspaper columnist for the Hamilton Spectator and has written a number of articles. He has contributed significantly to the development of industrial relations theory in North America. He is also the recipient of the Canadian Industrial Relations Association Gérard Dion award for his outstanding contributions to Canadian and international industrial relations.

A Ph.D. degree graduate of the University of Wisconsin—Madison, Adams has written a number of books and articles. His most recently published book is Labour Left Out: Canada’s Failure to Protect and Promote Collective Bargaining as a Human Right. In the Ontario general election, 2003, Adams was the New Democratic Party candidate for his home riding of Hamilton West. In 2003, Roy convened a group of top civic leaders in Hamilton to form the Hamilton Civic Coalition with the mandate to improve the quality of life in Hamilton, Ontario. He acted as HCC's Executive Director from its inception until July 2007.

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