Labour & Labour Unions
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 NEW! The Fire and the AshesRekindling Democratic Socialism |
In The Fire and the Ashes, long-time union economist and policy analyst Andrew Jackson looks back on a fascinating career in the labour movement, the NDP, and left politics, combining keen … | Andrew Jackson | 180 | 2021 | View |
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From NEW! The Great Free Trade DebateFrom: The Fire and the Ashes |
This chapter concerns the authors’ work on the free trade debates in 1988, which culminated in the edited collection The Free Trade Deal. | Andrew Jackson | 4 | 2021 | $0.40 Add |
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From  NEW! The Great Recession: The Financial Crash of 2007–09 |
In this chapter, Palmer outlines the structural causes of the financial crisis and global recession of 2007-2009 and how it was experienced in Canada. | Bryan D. Palmer | 10 | 2026 | $1.00 Add |
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From  The Neoliberal Rollback in Historical Perspective |
Thom Workman | 28 | 2005 | $4.48 Add | |
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From  The ProtagonistsFrom: Frontline Farmers |
This chapter is meant to introduce the farmer members of the National Farmers Union who share their key struggles, gathered together by topic. | Annette Aurélie Desmarais | 18 | 2019 | $1.80 Add |
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From  The Spoils of the Tar SandsFrom: Boom, Bust and Crisis |
John Peters | 13 | 2012 | $1.95 Add | |
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From  The technical is politicalFrom: Bent out of Shape |
Karen Messing | 28 | 2021 | $2.80 Add | |
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From The third hourFrom: Bent out of Shape |
Karen Messing | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add | |
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From The Unprotected Worker and the Low-Wage Sphere |
Thom Workman | 20 | 2005 | $3.20 Add | |
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From  NEW! “They Had No Intention of Ever Coming to an Agreement”Voices of Unifor 594 Workers From: Unjust Transition |
Chapter Three explores the the complex and contentious relationship between labor, capital, and the environment in the fossil fuel industry, in the wake of the 2019-2020 lockout of Unifor Local … | Andrew Steven; Emily Eaton; Sean Tucker | 22 | 2024 | $2.20 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 |
 NEW! Tipping Point for Advanced CapitalismClass, Class Consciousness and Activism in the “Knowledge Economy” |
Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism is a pathbreaking study of the changing class makeup of the Canadian, other G7 and Nordic labour forces since the 1980s, documenting especially the rise of … | 369 | View | ||
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From NEW! Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism: This Time Is Different |
Livingstone discusses the current unprecedented chance to create a better world and breaks down the ingredients of most effective major social change processes: critique and protest; an … | D.W. Livingstone | 45 | 2023 | $4.50 Add |
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From  To Make and MarketFrom: Fixing Fashion |
In To Make and Market, the author explains the clothing production and marketing processes through his experiences. He covers the following topics: structuring of large corporations such as Sara … | Michael Lavergne | 41 | 2015 | $4.10 Add |
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From NEW! Toward Permanent Capitalist Crisis: Job Loss, Ecological Damage, and International Financial Panics, 1970–2000 |
In this chapter, Palmer highlights deindustrialization and weakening labour unions in 1970s-2000s. Canada lost manufacturing jobs and expderienced growing income and wealth gaps. Resource … | Bryan D. Palmer | 10 | 2026 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! Towards a Just Transition for Refinery Workers?Taking Control of the Change From: Unjust Transition |
In Chapter Eight the authors identify a need for a just transition for fossil fuel workers as the industry navigates the challenges of climate change and the shift towards a low-carbon economy. | Andrew Steven; Emily Eaton; Sean Tucker | 16 | 2024 | $1.60 Add |
