Labour & Labour Unions
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From  Community Unionism and Alt-Labour in Canada |
For organized labour, realizing the potential of community unionism must become a priority. And yet for all of organized labour’s talk of the need to do things differently, after forty … | Simon Black | 20 | 2021 | $2.00 Add |
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From  Embracing Agrarian Feminism: “The Farm Is Mary’s and Mine”From: Frontline Farmers |
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 |
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From  Hotel and Hospital CleaningOccupational Health and Safety Risks in the Neoliberal Era From: Sick and Tired |
Hotel Sector Globalization Neoliberalism Targets Public Health-Care Services Union Responses Conclusion | Daniyal Zuberi; Melita Ptashnick | 11 | 2018 | $1.10 Add |
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From  SolidarityFrom: Bent out of Shape |
- | Karen Messing | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From  Walmart on wheelsLabour and unions |
Chapter nine of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? examines the labour and union aspects of the three revolutions in automobility as well as of public transit, and finds that carpooling apps in … | James Wilt | 18 | 2020 | $1.80 Add |
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From  NEW! Workers Teaching WorkersFrom: The Fire and the Ashes |
This chapter stresses the importance of education in the labour movement. | Andrew Jackson | 3 | 2021 | $0.30 Add |
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From Canadian Labour and the EnvironmentAddressing the Value-Action Gap |
Many of the most valuable things that labour can contribute to the quest for environmental sustainability go beyond its own environmental activities per se, spilling over into the broader … | Dennis Soron | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add |
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From Compound Vulnerabilities and Creative StrategiesOccupational 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 … | Janet McLaughlin | 14 | 2018 | $1.40 Add |
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From Inspiring Re-Generation of Farming: NFU YouthFrom: Frontline Farmers |
The tenth chapter looks at young farmers, the generational decline in farming, and the barriers preventing younger farmers from accessing land and farming. Interviews are with Ayla Fenton, Matt … | Terran Giacomini | 17 | 2019 | $1.70 Add |
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From Science and the second bodyFrom: Bent out of Shape |
- | Karen Messing | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From NEW! Think Tanks and Progressive Policy InstitutionsFrom: The Fire and the Ashes |
In this chapter, Jackson discusses the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, which worked closely with the labour movement to counter the development of right-wing thought and policies. It … | Andrew Jackson | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! A World to WinFrom: 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. | Andrew Jackson | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add |
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From Class Struggle Goes to CourtWorkers' Rights and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms |
Only when workers and their unions use their collective strength through direct economic and political action — a traditional source of worker power — can we expect truly … | Alison Braley-Rattai; Charles W. Smith | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add |
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From Globalization Solidarity: La Vía Campesina and Food SovereigntyFrom: Frontline Farmers |
The eleventh chapter consdiers the role of the La Vía Campesina and their international work to bring food sovereignty to the forefront. Interviewees reflect on their involvement, and … | Asha Nelson | 23 | 2019 | $2.30 Add |
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From Science, Politics and AdvocacyThe Fight to Ban Asbestos From: Sick and Tired |
Asbestos Mines in Canada Why Did the Quebec and Canadian Governments Support this Discredited, Deadly, Dying Industry? Campaign Launched to Challenge Canada’s Asbestos Policy Turn Around by … | Kathleen Ruff | 14 | 2018 | $1.40 Add |
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From Understanding women’s painFrom: Bent out of Shape |
- | Karen Messing | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add |
