Labour & Labour Unions

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Looking Forward – Why Reinvent the Movement? From: Canadian Labour in Crisis View Fernwood Publishing		David Camfield	19	2011	$3.80 Add
NEW! Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks The Men Who Built Modern Toronto in the 1960s–70s James Lorimer and Company	This is a gripping look at the underbelly of Toronto’s explosive postwar growth in the 1960s and 1970s, at a time when labour leaders, politicians, contractors and crime figures battled for …	Gilberto Fernandes	384	2026	View
From NEW! Neoliberal Politics: Transforming Conservatism From: Breaking Free of Neoliberalism in Trump Times View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Himelfarb examines how the economic upheaval of the 1970s and 1980s allowed neoliberal ideas to reshape conservative politics in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.	Alex Himelfarb	19	2026	$1.90 Add
From Notes on Sources, Bibliography, Appendices From: The Truth About the '37 Oshawa GM Strike View Baraka Books	This chapter includes, notes, bibliography, and appendices.	Tony Leah	49	2024	$4.90 Add
From NEW! Nothin’ Going On From: Seven Days in Halifax View Formac Publishing	In this chapter, Ashe examines events after Halifax’s 1970 "Encounter on Urban Environment" event, specifically the successful citizens’ campaign to stop thecity from hiring …	Robert Ashe	14	2025	$1.40 Add
From NEW! Nothing Can Be Taken for Granted, 1990-1999 From: Leading Progess View Between The Lines	In this chapter, Russell details how PIPSC addressed the ideological changes of the 1990s, including a rightward shift in the Canadian political landscape, the growth of neoliberal policies, and …	Jason Russell	39	2020	$3.90 Add
From Organizing for the Strike – Leadership and Engagement From: The Truth About the '37 Oshawa GM Strike View Baraka Books	In this chapter, Leah examines the 1937 General Motors strike in Oshawa, Ontario, focusing on how rank-and-file democratic participation and the steward system shaped the campaign.	Tony Leah	27	2024	$2.70 Add
From Organizing the Market: The Canadian Wheat Board From: Frontline Farmers View Fernwood Publishing	The fifth chapter considers the history and role of the Canadian Wheat Board, as well as its impacts on farmers with interviews with Fred Tait and Stewart Wells.	André Magnan	20	2019	$2.00 Add
From Other Working-Class Movement Organizations From: Canadian Labour in Crisis View Fernwood Publishing		David Camfield	3	2011	$0.60 Add
From Owning the Island: The Question of Land in Prince Edward Island From: Frontline Farmers View Fernwood Publishing	The eighth chapter considers the importance to farmers of owning land in Prince Edward Island, with interviews with Marie Burge, Doug Campbell, Gordon Carter, Alfred Fyfe, Wilfred Lacey, Edith …	Naomi Beingessner	20	2019	$2.00 Add
From NEW! Pandemic Capitalism, 2019–23 From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Palmer describes the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and government responses. These actions deepened wealth gaps, as the Canadian government’s actions favoured support to …	Bryan D. Palmer	12	2026	$1.20 Add
From Protecting Seeds From: Frontline Farmers View Fernwood Publishing	The fourth chapter looks at farmers’ right to save seeds, and how corporate consolidation in agriculture erodes this right, an integral part of food sovereignty. Interviews are with Terry …	Terran Giacomini	19	2019	$1.90 Add
From NEW! “Quo Vadis?” From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter traces the formation of the Brandon Union Group, a coalition of Italian-Canadian construction workers organizing for fair labour conditions in Toronto during the late 1950s and early …	Gilberto Fernandes	13	2026	$1.30 Add
From Rebuilding the House of Labour From: The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History View James Lorimer and Company	Presents the internal pressures and new dilemmas facing the labour movement today	Craig Heron	29	2012	$2.90 Add
From NEW! Recipe for a Renewed Economy From: The Fire and the Ashes View Between The Lines	This chapter details Jackson’s policy proposals for a green economy that is capable of sustaining future generations.	Andrew Jackson	12	2021	$1.20 Add
From Recounting the Past, Counting on the Future: Stories of the NFU From: Frontline Farmers View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter sets the stage, explaining the history and role of the National Farmers Union in Canada, as well as how the book is structured.	Nettie Wiebe	15	2019	$1.50 Add