Labour
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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![]() A Distinct Alien RaceThe Untold Story of Franco-Americans - Industrialization, Immigration, Religious Strife |
“The French number more than a million in the United States…. They are kept a distinct alien race, subject to the Pope in matters of religion and of politics. Soon…they will govern you, … | David Vermette | 394 | 2018 | View |
![]() Bent out of ShapeShame, 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 … | Karen Messing | 276 | 2021 | View |
![]() Gender & SexualityCanadian History Through the Stories of Activists |
The freedoms and liberties that every community, workplace and individual in Canada enjoys are due to the many struggles and social movements in our country’s history. Yet the stories, … | Scott Neigh | 217 | 2012 | View |
![]() Harry Livingstone’s Forgotten MenCanadians and the Chinese Labour Corps in the First World War |
HARRY LIVINGSTONE was a small town doctor from Listowel, Ontario when he felt the pull of patriotism that led him to volunteer in the First World War. In 1917, Livingstone found himself embarking … | Dan Black | 504 | 2019 | View |
![]() NEW! Leading ProgessThe Professional Institute of the Public Service Canada, 1920–2020 |
On February 6, 1920, a small group of public service employees met for the first time to form a professional association. A century later, the Professional Institute of the Public Service Canada … | Jason Russell | 272 | 2020 | View |
![]() The Canadian Labour MovementA Short History |
The Canadian Labour Movement tells the story of Canada’s workers since the mid-nineteenth century, painting a vivid picture of key developments, such as the birth of craft unionism, the … | Charles Smith; Craig Heron | 240 | 2020 | View |
![]() The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short HistoryThird Edition |
In The Canadian Labour Movement, historian Craig Heron tells the story of Canada’s workers from the mid-nineteenth century through to today, painting a vivid picture of key developments … | Craig Heron | 252 | 2012 | View |
![]() 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 |
![]() Through the MillGirls and Women in the Quebec Cotton Textile Industry, 1881-1951 |
Girls and women were essential to industrialization in Canada, particularly in the cotton textile industry, which was concentrated in Quebec. In 1891, for example, more than 2000 girls and women … | Gail Cuthbert Brandt | 324 | 2018 | View |
![]() Winnipeg 1919The Strikers' Own History of the Winnipeg General Strike |
On May 15, 1919 workers from across Winnipeg, ranging from metal workers to telephone operators, united to spark the largest worker revolt in Canadian history. Even the Winnipeg police voted to … | Norman Penner | 340 | 2019 | View |
From ![]() NEW! A Life on the LeftFrom: 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 … | Andrew Jackson | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add |
From ![]() Foreword |
Wright notes that Black’s history of Canada and the Chinese Labour Corps is previously untold and a significant contribution to the historiography of the First World War. | Glenn Wright | 3 | 2019 | $0.30 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Forward and PrefaceFrom: Testimonio |
- | Catherine Nolin; W. George Lovell | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
From ![]() Introduction |
Uses fictional names to exemplify the particular movements that the book discusses. A short concise history of the labour movement in Canada and what we need to understand about it in the social … | Craig Heron | 13 | 2012 | $1.30 Add |
From ![]() IntroductionFrom: Gender & Sexuality |
- | Scott Neigh | 17 | 2012 | $1.87 Add |
From ![]() NEW! IntroductionFrom: Leading Progess |
- | Jason Russell | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |