Labour & Labour Unions
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From  Setting the Stage |
In this chapter, Leah traces the transformation of Canadian auto industry labour organizing from 1934 to the 1937 General Motors strike in Oshawa, Ontario. | Tony Leah | 27 | 2024 | $2.70 Add |
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From  NEW! Social Democracy and LabourFrom: The Fire and the Ashes |
In this chapter, the author discusses the conditions and circumstances that labour movements faced during his career. Topics include the rise of student activism, the culture wars of the 1970s, … | Andrew Jackson | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
 NEW! Solidarity Beyond BarsUnionizing Prison Labour |
Prisons don’t work, but prisoners do. Prisons are often critiqued as unjust, but we hear little about the daily labour of incarcerated workers — what they do, how they do it, who they … | 180 | View | ||
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From  NEW! Starting as Professionals, 1920-1969From: Leading Progess |
In this chapter, the author discusses how the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada emerged and changed along with Canada during its first fifty years, when major external and … | Jason Russell | 27 | 2020 | $2.70 Add |
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From NEW! Stepping Up to a Larger Union Stage, 2010-19From: Leading Progess |
In this chapter, Russell explores how PIPSC dealt with issues and opportunities as it approached its hundred-year aniversary. PIPSC members confronted the Harper government’s muzzling of … | Jason Russell | 34 | 2020 | $3.40 Add |
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From  Stopping Monsanto: Coalition Building Against rBGH and GM WheatFrom: Frontline Farmers |
The third chapter examines the NFU’s work in building a coalition against Monsanto and genetically modified crops and bovine growth hormone. Interviews are with Peter Dowling, Lucy … | Carla Fehr | 26 | 2019 | $2.60 Add |
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From  Suggested Further Readings and Resources |
David Camfield | 2 | 2011 | $0.40 Add | |
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From NEW! “Sweat the Evil Out”The Evolution of Canadian Prison Labour From: Solidarity Beyond Bars |
Chapter Four places the contemporary Canadian prison system into a historical context. This chapter examines the role of prison labour in the founding of the Canadian prison system, how prison … | Asaf Rashid; Jordan House | 23 | 2022 | $2.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Tenant Organizing TodayFrom: The Tenant Class |
In this chapter, Ricardo examines the steps tenants can take to advocate for their rights. He discusses tenant unions, the power of organizing, and details various examples of grassroots tenant … | Ricardo Tranjan | 15 | 2023 | $1.50 Add |
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From NEW! The Allende of the NorthFrom: The Fire and the Ashes |
This chapter examines the Dave Barrett NDP government of British Columbia, which was in power from 1972-1975. Jackson later worked with the BC NDP caucus as they tried to resist the resurgent … | Andrew Jackson | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
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From  NEW! The Bellingham RiotFrom: White Riot |
In this chapter, Paul Englesberg describes the anti-Asian riots that took place in Washington State in 1907. Englesberg explores how the violent riots against the Punjabi labourers in Washington … | Paul Englesberg | 12 | 2023 | $1.20 Add |
 The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short HistoryThird Edition |
In The Canadian Labour Movement, historian Craig Heron tells the story of Canada’s workers from the mid-nineteenth century through to today, painting a vivid picture of key developments … | 252 | View | ||
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From NEW! The Case for Prisoners’ Labour UnionsFrom: Solidarity Beyond Bars |
Chapter Six takes up the question of prisoners’ unions in more detail and looks to actual examples/past experiments in unionization. This chapter discusses the successful unionization of … | Asaf Rashid; Jordan House | 35 | 2022 | $3.50 Add |
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From NEW! The Divided House of LabourFrom: The Fire and the Ashes |
In this chapter, Jackson examines the Canadian Labour Congress, which appointed him senior economist on May Day 1989. He suggests that the CLC is a fragile body compared with central labour … | Andrew Jackson | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From NEW! The Fight Against InequalityFrom: The Fire and the Ashes |
In this chapter, Jackson writes about the Great Recession of 2008-2009, and suggests that the functioning of democracies relies on economic and social equality. The best way to achieve this … | Andrew Jackson | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add |
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NEW! The Fire and the AshesRekindling Democratic Socialism |
In The Fire and the Ashes, long-time union economist and policy analyst Andrew Jackson looks back on a fascinating career in the labour movement, the NDP, and left politics, combining keen … | Andrew Jackson | 180 | 2021 | View |
