Labour & Labour Unions

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Epilogue From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter traces the evolution of Toronto’s Local 183 construction union from the 1960s through 2025, examining how figures like Gerry Gallagher, Charlie Irvine, and John Stefanini …	Gilberto Fernandes	18	2026	$1.80 Add
From Escaping the Burrow From: The Age of Insecurity View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, Taylor examines how commercial insurance moved from collective security to individual risk, examining Kafka’s early twentieth- century work in Prague, the industry’s …	Astra Taylor	56	2023	$5.60 Add
From Excerpts from W.A. Pritchard’s Address to the Jury, March 23-24, 1920 From: Winnipeg 1919 View James Lorimer and Company	Excerpts from W.A Pritchard’s address to the Jury March 23-24, 1920. Pritchard was one of eight indifiduals prosecuted for seditious conspiracy in the aftermath of the Winnipeg General Strike	Norman Penner	42	2019	$4.20 Add
From Facilitation Training for Union Women The Saskatchewan Experience From: Labour in Canada Cracking Labour's Glass Ceiling View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter One discusses course facilitation at the Prairie School for Union Women. Adriane and Barb have both designed and led facilitation-training courses at the school, and their passion and …	Adriane Paavo; Barb Thomas	10	2019	$1.00 Add
From Fair Trade and the Empire of Tea From: Humanizing the Economy View New Society Publishers	Fair Trade and Co-operation The Fair Trade Network Tea The Small Organic Farmers Association Fair Trade on the Ground The Seductions of Success Beyond Commodities – Going Global The Future …	John Restakis	33	2010	$3.30 Add
From Farming Ecologically: The NFU in Ontario From: Frontline Farmers View Fernwood Publishing	The sixth chapter looks more closely at the role of the NFU in Ontario, especially in its work to promote environmentally sustainable practices. Interviews are with Dianne Dowling, Peter Dowling, …	Bryan Dale	20	2019	$2.00 Add
From Feminism and Transformation The Prairie School for Union Women From: Labour in Canada Cracking Labour's Glass Ceiling View Fernwood Publishing	Cindy joins Adriane to descibe two community-based participatory action research projects they initiated with the Prairie School for Union Women’s Steering Committee. The first project …	Adriane Paavo; Cindy Hanson	11	2019	$1.10 Add
From Unifor From: A New Kind of Union View James Lorimer and Company	Describes the concrete steps that were taken in 2013 as Unifor began to take shape, including the naming and logo design process, decisions on leadership and finalizing policy. Documents the …	Fred Wilson	41	2019	$4.10 Add
From NEW! Foreword From: White Riot View Arsenal Pulp Press	The foreword to this book discusses the increase in Chinese and Japanese labourers immigrating to Vancouver, the building of Chinatown and Powell Street, and the racist ideology that led to the …	Patricia E. Roy	14	2023	$1.40 Add
From Foreword From: A New Kind of Union View James Lorimer and Company	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 Foreword to the Second Edition From: Winnipeg 1919 View James Lorimer and Company	W.A Pritchard, one of the eight tried for seditious conspiracy following the 1919 strike, recalls his role in the strike and discusses the importance of the book.	W.A. Pritchard	2	2019	$0.20 Add
From From Keynesianism to NeoLiberalism: Union Breakthroughs and Challenges From: Building a Better World Third Edition View Fernwood Publishing		Errol Black; Jim Silver; Larry Savage; Stephanie Ross	25	2004	$2.50 Add
Frontline Farmers Fernwood Publishing	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
From NEW! Gallagher’s Guerrillas From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter offers a vivid portrait of John Gallagher’s construction safety campaign in Toronto, centred on Norm Pike, who led unannounced inspection blitzes that shut down over 350 unsafe …	Gilberto Fernandes	12	2026	$1.20 Add
From Globalization Solidarity: La Vía Campesina and Food Sovereignty From: Frontline Farmers View Fernwood Publishing	The eleventh chapter consdiers the role of the La Vía Campesina and their international work to bring food sovereignty to the forefront. Interviewees reflect on their involvement, and include: …	Asha Nelson	23	2019	$2.30 Add
From NEW! “Go Canadian, Boys!” From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter recounts the 1969 jurisdictional battle in Toronto between Local 183 carpenters and Local 562 lathers over nearly 2,500 formworkers in the residential concrete sector.	Gilberto Fernandes	12	2026	$1.20 Add