Labour & Labour Unions

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Conclusion From: Leading Progess View Between The Lines	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
From NEW! Concrete City From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter explores Toronto’s concrete transformation during the 1960s and 1970s, a period when immigrant workers and architectural innovation reshaped the city’s skyline.	Gilberto Fernandes	13	2026	$1.30 Add
From Confronting Limits, Pushing Boundaries LGBTQ Education and Activism From: Labour in Canada Cracking Labour's Glass Ceiling View Fernwood Publishing	Donna Smith takes a reflective stance on her work in labour education as a lesbian woman. She explains the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer activism in the labour movement …	Donna Smith	8	2019	$0.80 Add
From Consumed by Curiosity From: The Age of Insecurity View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, Taylor examines how postmaterialist values from the 1960s and 1970s counterculture in Canada and the United States were co-opted by consumer capitalism to manufacture insecurity.	Astra Taylor	55	2023	$5.50 Add
From NEW! Corporatism in Canada From: The Fire and the Ashes View Between The Lines	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
From Counterattack From: The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History View James Lorimer and Company	Traces the vigorous counterattack from the state and capital to weaken Canadian unions permanently	Craig Heron	26	2012	$2.60 Add
From NEW! Crises and Canada Remade, 2000–25: The Challenge of the Present From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises View James Lorimer and Company	In this short overview chapter focusing on the period of 2000-2025, Palmer discusses the dominant market-oriented neoliberal policies of the period.	Bryan D. Palmer	4	2026	$0.40 Add
From NEW! Crisis Capitalism in 2025: A Balance Sheet From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises View James Lorimer and Company	In this concluding chapter of his three-volume history, Palmer concludes that recurring financial crises are a signature feature of postwar capitalism. Capitalism has yielded deep and growing …	Bryan D. Palmer	15	2026	$1.50 Add
From Critical Love Letter to the PSUW From: Labour in Canada Cracking Labour's Glass Ceiling View Fernwood Publishing	Cindy and Adriane conclude the book with a Critical Love Letter about women’s labour education in general and specific points about the PSUW. They take a feminist view of the historical and …	Adriane Paavo; Cindy Hanson	7	2019	$0.70 Add
From Cura’s Gift From: The Age of Insecurity View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, Taylor argues that care and anxiety are inherent to human existence, tracing this idea from the Roman myth of Cura through Stoic philosophy to today.	Astra Taylor	50	2023	$5.00 Add
From NEW! Deindustrialization in Hard Times: Dismantling Canadian Workplaces, 2000–25 From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Palmer describes the steady deindustrialization of the Canadian economy with many specific examples in the 2000-2025 period.	Bryan D. Palmer	13	2026	$1.30 Add
From NEW! Discovering Left Politics From: The Fire and the Ashes View Between The Lines	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
From NEW! Dramatis Personae and Prologue From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks View James Lorimer and Company	This prologue introduces the men and organizations that shaped Toronto’s building trades during the 1960s and 1970s. Fernandes recounts the Hogg’s Hollow tunnel fire of March 17, …	Gilberto Fernandes	12	2026	$1.20 Add
From Early Union Struggles in Canada From: Building a Better World Third Edition View Fernwood Publishing		Errol Black; Jim Silver; Larry Savage; Stephanie Ross	27	2004	$2.70 Add
From Embracing Agrarian Feminism: “The Farm Is Mary’s and Mine” From: Frontline Farmers View Fernwood Publishing	The ninth chapter considers the experiences of women in the National Farmers Union and as farmers. Interviews are with Joan Brady, Marie Burge, Shannon Jones, Jean Leahy, Coral Sproule and Nettie …	Carla Roppel	19	2019	$1.90 Add
From NEW! Envisioning Collective Bargaining Rights for Renters From: Dispatches from the Threshold View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, the authors examine the Rent Strike Bargain campaign, launched in 2020, which seeks collective bargaining rights for renters in British Columbia amid a severe eviction and …	Pierce Nettling; Rebecca Kantwerg	9	2025	$0.90 Add