Labour & Labour Unions

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Boom, Bust and Crisis Labour, Corporate Power and Politics in Canada Fernwood Publishing	Informed by both critical animal studies and critical terrorism studies, John Sorenson analyzes ecoterrorism as a social construction. He examines how corporations that profit from animal …	John Peters	199	2012	View
From Building Relationships: Indigenous-Settler Solidarity and the NFU From: Frontline Farmers View Fernwood Publishing	The last chapter considers the National Farmers Union’s work in building relationships of solidarity with Indigenous peoples of Canada. Interviews are with Maureen Bostock, Julie Enman, …	Lauren Kepkiewicz	20	2019	$2.00 Add
From Canada and the Crisis From: Bankrupticies & Bailouts View Fernwood Publishing		Fletcher Baragar	30	2009	$3.00 Add
From A Union for Everyone From: A New Kind of Union View James Lorimer and Company	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 …	Fred Wilson	38	2019	$3.80 Add
From NEW! Chapter 3: The Merger Movement and its Masterminds Capital Concentration, 1890-1929 From: Capitalism and Colonialism View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter traces how mergers, banks, and foreign investment reshaped Canadian industry after 1900, along with expansion in pulp and paper and automobile manufacturing.	Bryan D. Palmer	15	2025	$1.50 Add
From NEW! Chapter 4: The Steel Industry, Hydroelectric Power, and Wartime Profits, 1890-1929 From: Capitalism and Colonialism View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter chronicles the rise of Ontario’s steel and hydroelectric industries and the role the state assumed in development, such as in the case of Ontario Hydro and wartime …	Bryan D. Palmer	8	2025	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Class Consciousness in Advanced Capitalism: General Forms and Recent Trends From: Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter offers profiles of general patterns and trends in all these levels and forms of class consciousness since the early 1980s. The chapter concludes by tracking association between the …	D.W. Livingstone	47	2023	$4.70 Add
From NEW! Class Power and Legal Coercion Refinery Workers Confront the Limits of the “Right to Strike” From: Unjust Transition View Fernwood Publishing	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 …	Andrew Steven; Emily Eaton; Sean Tucker	20	2024	$2.00 Add
From Compound Vulnerabilities and Creative Strategies Occupational Health of Temporary Foreign Agricultural Workers From: Sick and Tired View Fernwood Publishing	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 …	Janet McLaughlin	14	2018	$1.40 Add
From Conceptions of Working Lilfe and Labour Law From: If You're In My Way, I'm Walking View Fernwood Publishing		Thom Workman	24	2005	$3.84 Add
From NEW! Connecting Class and Class Consciousness: The Acid Test From: Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism View Fernwood Publishing	The primary focus in this chapter is on connections of employment class with these oppositional and hegemonic/revolutionary forms of class consciousness. If class existence in the production …	D.W. Livingstone	49	2023	$4.90 Add
From NEW! Corporatism in Canada From: The Fire and the Ashes View Between The Lines	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 …	Andrew Jackson	8	2021	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Discovering Left Politics From: The Fire and the Ashes View Between The Lines	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.	Andrew Jackson	15	2021	$1.50 Add
From Embracing Agrarian Feminism: “The Farm Is Mary’s and Mine” From: Frontline Farmers View Fernwood Publishing	The ninth chapter considers the experiences of women in the National Farmers Union and as farmers. Interviews are with Joan Brady, Marie Burge, Shannon Jones, Jean Leahy, Coral Sproule and Nettie …	Carla Roppel	19	2019	$1.90 Add
From Farming Ecologically: The NFU in Ontario From: Frontline Farmers View Fernwood Publishing	The sixth chapter looks more closely at the role of the NFU in Ontario, especially in its work to promote environmentally sustainable practices. Interviews are with Dianne Dowling, Peter Dowling, …	Bryan Dale	20	2019	$2.00 Add
From Feminist ergonomic intervention with a feminist employer From: Bent out of Shape View Between The Lines		Karen Messing	18	2021	$1.80 Add