Labour
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From ![]() China to Canada: Life and Death at William Head |
The chapter examines daily life at William Head for the men of the CLC. (Chapter includes three photographs) | Dan Black | 21 | 2019 | $2.10 Add |
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From ![]() China to Canada: New Arrivals, Old Assumptions |
CLC contingents often spent months at William Head due to outbreaks of small pox, scarlet fever, and other contagious diseases sailing to Canada. (Chapter includes one map and three photographs) | Dan Black | 20 | 2019 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() China to Canada: Quarantined at William Head |
A short history of William Head, a quarantine station on Canada’s west coast that housed the CLC men arriving from China. (Chapter includes one photograph) | Dan Black | 19 | 2019 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() China to Canada: Veil of Secrecy |
As Livingstone and a contingent of CLC men set sail for Canada, the Canadian government issues an edict to keep the arrival and transportation of the CLC across the country secret. (Chapter … | Dan Black | 22 | 2019 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() Chronology of the Main Events of the Winnipeg General StrikeFrom: Winnipeg 1919 |
A day-by-day summary of the events of the strike, from May 1-June 26, 1919 | Norman Penner | 3 | 2019 | $0.30 Add |
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From ![]() ConclusionFrom: Gender & Sexuality |
Scott Neigh | 12 | 2012 | $1.32 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! ConclusionFrom: Leading Progess |
In the concluding chapter, Russell suggests that the key moment in PIPSC’s history occurred in 1967, when the Public Service Staff Relations Act allowed federal public servants to unionize. | Jason Russell | 16 | 2020 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! ConclusionVisions of a Way Forward From: Testimonio |
Catherine Nolin; Grahame Russell | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add | |
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From ![]() ConclusionFrom: Through the Mill |
The conclusion reiterates the key role of women in the establishment and development of Canada’s cotton textile industry. | Gail Cuthbert Brandt | 10 | 2018 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Confronting Goldcorp at Every Step of the Destruction and RepressionFrom: Testimonio |
Essays in this section: Is Canada to Blame for Human Rights Abuses in Guatemala? – Diodora Hernandez and Goldcorp Inc.: A Stark Contrast – Goldcorp Inc.’s Marlin Mine—A … | Annie Hylton; James Rodriguez | 33 | 2021 | $3.30 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Corporatism in CanadaFrom: 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 … | Andrew Jackson | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
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From ![]() Counterattack |
Traces the vigorous counterattack from the state and capital to weaken Canadian unions permanently | Craig Heron | 26 | 2012 | $2.60 Add |
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From ![]() Decolonize Your MindDoreen Spence and Donna MacPhee on the Plains Indian Cultural Survival School From: Gender & Sexuality |
Scott Neigh | 22 | 2012 | $2.42 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! Discovering Left PoliticsFrom: 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. | Andrew Jackson | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! DisplacedFrom: Wanda’s War |
Chapter 5 explores Wanda’s experiences during the ensuing chaos at the end of the war in Germany from a forced labourer’s perspective. The chapter discusses topics including the abuse … | Marsha Faubert | 12 | 2023 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Enemies and AlliesFrom: Wanda’s War |
Chapter 6 covers Casey’s arrival in Germany after the allied victory of the war. The chapter also discusses Stalin’s plans for post-war Poland, the uprising of the Soviet Union in … | Marsha Faubert | 10 | 2023 | $1.00 Add |












