Labour & Labour Unions

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! A Brief History of Basic Income in Canada From: The Case for Basic Income View Between The Lines	In this chapter, various basic income schemes in Canada are detailed, from William Aberhart’s Social Credit Party to the famous "Mincome" project in Dauphin, Manitoba. The chapter …	Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift	35	2021	$3.50 Add
From NEW! A Democratic Socialist Future From: The Fire and the Ashes View Between The Lines	In his concluding chapter, the author surveys the political present, and notes that narratives about elections being won by appealing to the "mushy centre" are disproven by the success …	Andrew Jackson	16	2021	$1.60 Add
From NEW! A friend to labour? The Trudeau record on labour rights and labour relations From: The Trudeau Record View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter examines the Trudeau government’s record on labour rights and labour relations.	Stephanie Ross	15	2024	$1.50 Add
From NEW! A Life on the Left From: The Fire and the Ashes View Between The Lines	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 From: A New Kind of Union View James Lorimer and Company	Peter Kennedy, Unifor’s former secretary treasurer, briefly explains why he is proud to have played a part in the creation of Unifor.	Jerry Dias; Peter Kennedy	4	2019	$0.40 Add
From A New Agenda for Labour From: The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History View James Lorimer and Company	Assesses the emerging agenda for labour in the hostile climate of the 1990s	Craig Heron	11	2012	$1.10 Add
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
From A Moment of Truth From: A New Kind of Union View James Lorimer and Company	Documents Canadian labour and the issues that it faced from 2011 – 2012. Details the key events and discussions which led to the creation of Unifor and gives a history of the roles …	Fred Wilson	31	2019	$3.10 Add
From NEW! A World to Win From: The Fire and the Ashes View Between The Lines	This chapter examines the activities of the Canadian Labour Congress in a global context, where it worked with organizations from other countries to codify basic labour rights.	Andrew Jackson	5	2021	$0.50 Add
From NEW! Achieving Better Results for Members, 1980-89 From: Leading Progess View Between The Lines	This chapter describes the issues confronting the PIPSC in the 1980s and how PIPSC responded to these new challenges, drawing on interviews with current and past PIPSC members.	Jason Russell	30	2020	$3.00 Add
From Address of Peter Heenan to the House of Commons, June 2, 1920 From: Winnipeg 1919 View James Lorimer and Company	Liberal MP Peter Heenan’s address to the House of Commons on June 2, 1926, in which he disclosed the contents of documents relating to the government’s response to the 1919 Winnipeg …	Norman Penner	12	2019	$1.20 Add
From Afterword Looking Back on A Moment of Truth: An International Perspective From: A New Kind of Union View James Lorimer and Company	Economist and union activist Jim Stanford looks back on Canada’s union movement since 2011 and how Canadian labour fares compared to other countries with the use of key graphs and statistics.	Fred Wilson; Jim Stanford	22	2019	$2.20 Add
From NEW! All Work and (Almost) No Pay From: Solidarity Beyond Bars View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter Two maps out prison labour in Canada. Covering institutional labour and prison industry programs, prison labour in the federal system and provincial systems, the issues of low wages, lack …	Asaf Rashid; Jordan House	30	2022	$3.00 Add
From NEW! An Uneasy Marriage From: The Fire and the Ashes View Between The Lines	This chapter examines the marriage of labour and social democracy in Canada, which dates to the founding of the New Democratic Party in 1961. He suggests that the NDP has moderated its …	Andrew Jackson	13	2021	$1.30 Add
From Assessing the Contemporary Working-Class Movement From: Canadian Labour in Crisis View Fernwood Publishing		David Camfield	12	2011	$2.40 Add
From Bibliography From: Winnipeg 1919 View James Lorimer and Company		Norman Penner	2	2019	$0.20 Add