Labour Studies

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
A New Kind of Union Unifor and the birth of the modern Canadian union	This book describes the unique process by which the Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW) and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) decided not just to merge but to create …		256		View
Bankrupticies & Bailouts Fernwood Publishing	Recession? Depression? Market adjustment? Billion-dollar bailouts? Just what is happening to the economy? Like the rest of the industrialized world, Canada is in the midst of an economic crisis …	Julie Guard; Wayne Antony	168	2009	View
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
Building a Better World Third Edition An Introduction to the Labour Movement in Canada Fernwood Publishing	This third edition of Building a Better World offers a comprehensive introductory overview of Canada’s labour movement. The book includes an analysis of why workers form unions; assesses …	Errol Black; Jim Silver; Larry Savage; Stephanie Ross	232	2015	View
Canadian Labour in Crisis Reinventing the Workers' Movement Fernwood Publishing	Does Canada have a working-class movement? Though many of us think of ourselves as middle class, most of us are, in fact, working class: we work for a wageThrough an analysis of the contemporary …	David Camfield	108	2011	View
Changing Tides Gender, Fisheries and Globalization Fernwood Publishing	Fisheries are among the most globalized economic sectors in the world. Relying largely on wild resources and employing millions of people and feeding many millions more, fisheries provide a …	Barbara Neis; Maria Cristina Maneschy; Marian Binkley	319	2005	View
[email protected] Fernwood Publishing	[email protected] addresses this deficit by systematically tackling the question of the impact of climate change on work and employment and by analyzing Canada’s conservative silence towards …	Carla Lipsig-Mummé	200	2013	View
Constitutional Labour Rights in Canada Farm Workers and the Fraser Case Irwin Law Inc.	On 29 April 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada released its much-anticipated decision in Attorney General of Ontario v Fraser, which dealt with the scope of constitutional protection of collective …	Eric Tucker; Fay Faraday; Judy Fudge	333	2012	View
Fight Back Workplace Justice for Immigrants Fernwood Publishing	Displacement of people, migration, immigration and the demand for labour are connected to the fundamental restructuring of capitalism and to the reduction of working class power through …	Aziz Choudry; Jill Hanley	128	2009	View
Hollow Work, Hollow Society? Globalization and the Casual Labour Problem in Canada Fernwood Publishing	More and more people in Canada and other Western countries are now working at part-time, short-term and other casual jobs. People are now asking: What happened to full-time employment? Why is …	Dave Broad	112	2000	View
If You’re In My Way, I’m Walking The Assault on Working People Since 1970 Fernwood Publishing	“If you’re in my way I’m walking.” This arrogant statement by former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien on the occasion of his physical altercation with a protester in …	Thom Workman	160	2005	View
Labour in Canada Cracking Labour’s Glass Ceiling Transforming Lives Through Women's Unison Education	Although the health of the trade union movement may rest on its ability to include women in membership and leadership, little attention has been paid to women-only labour education. This original …		144		View
Labour Under Attack Anti-Unionism in Canada Fernwood Publishing	This multi-disciplinary edited collection critically examines the causes and effects of anti-unionism in Canada. Primarily through a series of case studies, the book’s contributors document …	Larry Savage; Stephanie Ross	150	2018	View
Sick and Tired Health and Safety Inequalities Fernwood Publishing	Bringing together a multidisciplinary group of experts from the fields of labour studies, public health, ergonomics, epidemiology, sociology and law, Sick and Tired examines the …	Stephanie Premji	203	2018	View
The Age of Increasing Inequality The Astonishing Rise of Canada's 1% James Lorimer and Company	For 35 years, Canada has become vastly wealthier, but most people have not. This book documents the dramatic and rapid growth in inequality. It identifies the causes. It proposes meaningful steps …	Lars Osberg	248	2018	View
The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History Third Edition James Lorimer and Company	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