Labour & Labour Unions

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Introduction From: The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History View James Lorimer and Company	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 From: Law at Work View Between The Lines	Glasbeek introduces the central ideas explored throughout the book, highlighting how the law is structured to maintain systems of oppression under capitalism.	Harry Glasbeek	9	2024	$0.90 Add
From Introduction From: The Truth About the '37 Oshawa GM Strike View Baraka Books	In this introduction, Leah examines the 1937 General Motors strike in Oshawa, Ontario, and challenges the interpretation offered by historian Irving Abella.	Tony Leah	12	2024	$1.20 Add
From Introduction From: Canadian Labour in Crisis View Fernwood Publishing		David Camfield	8	2011	$1.60 Add
From Introduction to the Second Edition From: Winnipeg 1919 View James Lorimer and Company	Norman Penner discusses the impact that the first edition of Winnipeg 1919 had upon its publication in 1973 and the role that the Winnipeg strike has had in shaping the Canadian labour movement …	Norman Penner	5	2019	$0.50 Add
From Introduction to the Third Edition From: Winnipeg 1919 View James Lorimer and Company	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 Introduction Union Women’s Learning From: Labour in Canada Cracking Labour's Glass Ceiling View Fernwood Publishing		Adriane Paavo; Cindy Hanson	6	2019	$0.60 Add
From Krafting a Boycott: NFU Takes on a Corporate Giant From: Frontline Farmers View Fernwood Publishing	The second chapter looks at the development and experiences of interviewed farmers of the 1971 boycott on Kraft products. The interviews are with Dan Kossick and Barbara Campbell.	Carla Fehr	21	2019	$2.10 Add
From Labour at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century From: The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History View James Lorimer and Company	Canadian Unions had a rough ride over the decade and a half after the mid-1990s The state and business initiatives that had sapped labour’s strength continued and had forced the labour …	Craig Heron	23	2012	$2.30 Add
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
From NEW! Labour’s Agenda in a Period of Reaction From: The Fire and the Ashes View Between The Lines	In this chapter, Jackson examines CLC policies in the 1980s and 1990s, which struck a balance between inward-looking economic nationalism, regulating access to domestic markets, and a more …	Andrew Jackson	8	2021	$0.80 Add
Law at Work The Coercion and Co-option of the Working Class Between The Lines	This book uncovers how the legal system, through its structures and mechanisms, legitimizes and reinforces the exploitation of workers. Using historic and contemporary examples, Glasbeek …	Harry Glasbeek	354	2024	View
From Leaders for Tomorrow Putting Diverse Leadership in ETFO From: Labour in Canada Cracking Labour's Glass Ceiling View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter Eight, by Carol Zavitz, with staff in the Equality and Women’s Services department at the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, describes the structure and analyzes the …	Carol Zavitz	12	2019	$1.20 Add
NEW! Leading Progess The Professional Institute of the Public Service Canada, 1920–2020 Between The Lines	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
From Lessons and Legacy From: The Truth About the '37 Oshawa GM Strike View Baraka Books	In this chapter, Leah examines how the 1937 Oshawa General Motors strike illustrates how rank-and-file workers, including a prominent group of women, won through dense steward representation and …	Tony Leah	7	2024	$0.70 Add
From NEW! “Life Against the Dollar” From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter examines the 1969–1971 leadership of Toronto’s concrete forming union, Local 183, as well as protests against Ontario’s Bill 167.	Gilberto Fernandes	12	2026	$1.20 Add