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A Democratic Socialist Future
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A Democratic Socialist Future

From: The Fire and the Ashes

In his concluding chapter, the author surveys the political present, and notes that narratives about elections being won by appealing to the "mushy centre" are disproven by the success … 16 $1.60 Add
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A feminist intervention that hurt women

A feminist intervention that hurt women

From: Bent out of Shape

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A Life on the Left
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A Life on the Left

From: The Fire and the Ashes

In the opening chapter, Jackson describes his book as "part personal memoir, part historical analysis, and part political manifesto." He also discusses how the labour movement has been … 12 $1.20 Add
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A World to Win
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A World to Win

From: The Fire and the Ashes

This chapter examines the activities of the Canadian Labour Congress in a global context, where it worked with organizations from other countries to codify basic labour rights. 5 $0.50 Add
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An Uneasy Marriage
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An Uneasy Marriage

From: The Fire and the Ashes

This chapter examines the marriage of labour and social democracy in Canada, which dates to the founding of the New Democratic Party in 1961. He suggests that the NDP has moderated its … 13 $1.30 Add
Bankrupticies & Bailouts

Bankrupticies & Bailouts

Recession? Depression? Market adjustment? Billion-dollar bailouts? Just what is happening to the economy? Like the rest of the industrialized world, Canada is in the midst of an economic crisis … ; 168 View
Bent out of Shape

Bent out of Shape

Shame, Solidarity, and Women's Bodies at Work

Award-winning ergonomist Karen Messing is talking with women—women who wire circuit boards, sew clothes, clean toilets, drive forklifts, care for children, serve food, run labs. What she … 276 View
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Canada and the Crisis

Canada and the Crisis

From: Bankrupticies & Bailouts

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A Union for Everyone

A Union for Everyone

From: A New Kind of Union

Describes the continued efforts of the CEP and the CAW to negotiate the New Union Project from 2012-2013. Analyzes debates over how the new union can represent Canadians from a wide variety of … 38 $3.80 Add
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Class Power and Legal Coercion
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Class Power and Legal Coercion

Refinery Workers Confront the Limits of the “Right to Strike”

From: Unjust Transition

Chapter Four describes how the 2019-2020 lockout was marked by the employer’s use of scab labor and court injunctions to restrict workers’ ability to picket, as well as the impact on … ; ; 20 $2.00 Add
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Compound Vulnerabilities and Creative Strategies

Compound Vulnerabilities and Creative Strategies

Occupational Health of Temporary Foreign Agricultural Workers

From: Sick and Tired

Last Resort or Permanently Temporary Solution? Health Risks and Consequences Challenges in Accessing Rights and Protections Barriers to Prevention and Protection Attempts to Address Challenges … 14 $1.40 Add
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Conceptions of Working Lilfe and Labour Law

Conceptions of Working Lilfe and Labour Law

From: If You're In My Way, I'm Walking

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Corporatism in Canada
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Corporatism in Canada

From: The Fire and the Ashes

In this chapter, the author compares the corporatist labour policies of Europe to the situation in Canada. He suggests that the European model was driven by the strength of the labour movement … 8 $0.80 Add
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Discovering Left Politics
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Discovering Left Politics

From: The Fire and the Ashes

This chapter details Jackson’s political awakening, the radicalism of the NDP in the 1960s, and his time at the LSE, where he studied with the Marxist theorist Ralph Miliband. 15 $1.50 Add