Labour & Labour Unions
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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![]() A New Kind of UnionUnifor 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 … | Fred Wilson | 256 | 2019 | View |
![]() Building a Better World Third EditionAn Introduction to the Labour Movement in Canada |
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 CrisisReinventing the Workers' Movement |
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 wage. And though many of us are members of … | David Camfield | 108 | 2011 | View |
![]() Frontline Farmers |
Who grows the food we eat? How important is it that family farms are viable in Canada today and in the future? How do viable family farms help determine the safety, diversity and sustainability … | Annette Aurélie Desmarais | 273 | 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 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 |
![]() 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 ![]() ForewordFrom: A New Kind of Union |
Jerry Dias, president of Unifor, overviews why Unifor is an important institution in Canadian labour and briefly documents his experience in its foundation. | Jerry Dias | 4 | 2019 | $0.40 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 ![]() Introduction |
- | David Camfield | 8 | 2011 | $1.60 Add |
From ![]() NEW! IntroductionFrom: Leading Progess |
- | Jason Russell | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
From ![]() Introduction to the Third EditionFrom: Winnipeg 1919 |
Christo Aivalis provides a summary of the role Winnipeg 1919 has played since the publication of its first edition in 1973, as well how the events of the strike shaped to Canadian labour movement … | Christo Aivalis | 14 | 2019 | $1.40 Add |
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 |
From ![]() What is a Union? |
- | Errol Black; Jim Silver; Larry Savage; Stephanie Ross | 5 | 2004 | $0.50 Add |