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Rafael Gomez is a professor of employment relations at the University of Toronto, the director of the University’s Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources, and a frequent guest on radio, TV, and other media. He received a B.A. in economics and political science from Glendon College (York University), as well as an M.A. in economics and a Ph.D. in industrial relations from the University of Toronto. His previous appointments include the London School of Economics as a senior lecturer in management and industrial relations, and he has been invited to conduct research and to lecture at universities around the world, including Madrid, Moscow, Munich, Beijing, and Zurich. In 2005, he was awarded the Labor and Employment Relations Association’s John T. Dunlop Outstanding Scholar Award for exceptional contributions to international and comparative labour and employment research. In 2013 to 2014, his book, The Little Black Book for Managers, was a U.K. business book bestseller; in 2015, his book, Small Business and the City, was published by U of T/Rotman press; and in 2019, his book, The Everyday Leader, was published by Bloomsbury Press. His current research examines the role of unions and other labour market institutions in the provision of employee voice and what this means for workers and broader democratic engagement.