Labour & Labour Unions
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From ![]() The ProtagonistsFrom: Frontline Farmers |
This chapter is meant to introduce the farmer members of the National Farmers Union who share their key struggles, gathered together by topic. | Annette Aurélie Desmarais | 18 | 2019 | $1.80 Add |
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From ![]() The Roots of Today’s Problems |
David Camfield | 21 | 2011 | $4.20 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! The Tragedy of the 1880sFrom: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890 |
This chapter discusses the state of Canada in the 1880s. Though still a British colony, the country had emerged as a powerful industrial capitalist state yet was deeply fragmented along economic, … | Bryan D. Palmer | 14 | 2024 | $1.40 Add |
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From ![]() The WallReflections on a Workshop Methodology |
Chapter Five is a retrospective on The Wall methodology by Bev Burke and Suzanne Doerge, long-time social-movement eduators who created the methodology to empower women to take action on … | Bev Burke; Suzanne Doerge | 19 | 2019 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() The Winnipeg General Sympathetic Strike May-June 1919 Prepared by the Defence Committee, Winnipeg, 1920From: Winnipeg 1919 |
An account of the 1919 Winnipeg General strike published by a group of labour organizers in the aftermath of the strike. | Norman Penner | 230 | 2019 | $23.00 Add |
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From ![]() The Workers’ Revolt |
We find a new wave of organization and agitation rolling through the corportate capitalist world of the early 20th century this time involving both revived craft unions and a new more radical … | Craig Heron | 30 | 2012 | $3.00 Add |
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From ![]() The Working-Class Movement TodayUnions and the Workplace |
David Camfield | 21 | 2011 | $4.20 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! Think Tanks and Progressive Policy InstitutionsFrom: The Fire and the Ashes |
In this chapter, Jackson discusses the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, which worked closely with the labour movement to counter the development of right-wing thought and policies. It … | Andrew Jackson | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
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From ![]() IntroductionFrom: A New Kind of Union |
An introduction to the development Canadian labour has undergone in the 21st century. Highlights some of the key players and organizations in the creation of Unifor as well as gives background … | Fred Wilson; Peter Kennedy | 12 | 2019 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() Understanding Unions |
Errol Black; Jim Silver; Larry Savage; Stephanie Ross | 13 | 2004 | $1.30 Add | |
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From ![]() Towards a New UnionThe Proposal Committee Debates From: A New Kind of Union |
Details and overviews the discussions held between the CEP and the CAW as the New Union Project moved forward. A brief history of the committee which discussed and proposed goals for the New … | Fred Wilson | 29 | 2019 | $2.90 Add |
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From ![]() Union Activity Beyond the Contract |
David Camfield | 10 | 2011 | $2.00 Add | |
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From ![]() Union Women on Turtle IslandA Conversation |
Chapter Three explores the voices of Indigenous women who facilitated the course Union Women on Turtle Island. Cindy conducts an interview with Sandra Ahenekew and Yvonne Hotzak, who describe how … | Cindy Hanson; Sandra Ahenekew; Yvonne Hotzak | 9 | 2019 | $0.90 Add |
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From ![]() UnionsTheir Role in Democracy and Prosperity From: Canada after Harper |
Lynne Fernandez then recounts how neoliberal government and corporate practices have weakened unions and violated their fundamental rights. | Lynne Fernandez | 25 | 2015 | $2.50 Add |
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From ![]() UnionsA Vehicle for Anti-Oppressive Resistance |
Drawing on historical evidence and some recent studies, this chapter explores the similarities and connections between social justice-oriented social work and unions. | Donna Baines | 14 | 2017 | $1.40 Add |
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From ![]() Unions and Political Action |
Errol Black; Jim Silver; Larry Savage; Stephanie Ross | 20 | 2004 | $2.00 Add |














