Labour Movement

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
A New Kind of Union Unifor and the birth of the modern Canadian union James Lorimer and Company	This book describes the unique process by which the Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW) and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) decided not just to merge but to create …	Fred Wilson	256	2019	View
Climate@Work Fernwood Publishing	Climate@Work addresses this deficit by systematically tackling the question of the impact of climate change on work and employment and by analyzing Canada’s conservative silence towards …	Carla Lipsig-Mummé	200	2013	View
Labour Under Attack Anti-Unionism in Canada Fernwood Publishing	This multi-disciplinary edited collection critically examines the causes and effects of anti-unionism in Canada. Primarily through a series of case studies, the book’s contributors document …	Larry Savage; Stephanie Ross	150	2018	View
Rethinking the Politics of Labour in Canada 2nd ed. Fernwood Publishing	In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to re-establish the labour movement’s political capacity to exert collective power in ways that foster greater opportunity and equality for …	Larry Savage; Stephanie Ross	240	2021	View
The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History Third Edition James Lorimer and Company	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 …	Craig Heron	252	2012	View
The Point is To Change the World Selected Writings of Andaiye Between The Lines	Radical activist, thinker, and comrade of Walter Rodney, Andaiye was one of the Caribbean’s most important political voices. For the first time, her writings are published in one collection. …	Alissa Trotz; Andaiye	320	2020	View
Winnipeg 1919 The Strikers' Own History of the Winnipeg General Strike James Lorimer and Company	On May 15, 1919 workers from across Winnipeg, ranging from metal workers to telephone operators, united to spark the largest worker revolt in Canadian history. Even the Winnipeg police voted to …	Norman Penner	340	2019	View
From An Introduction to Anti-Unionism in Canada From: Labour Under Attack View Fernwood Publishing		Larry Savage; Stephanie Ross	16	2018	$1.60 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 NEW! Forewords From: The Point is To Change the World View Between The Lines	This reading consists of the following forewords: Andaiye’s Radical Imagination—with Special Reference to Her Engagement with the Working People’s Alliance (Clem Seecharan) …	Alissa Trotz; Andaiye	32	2020	$3.20 Add
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: Climate@Work View Fernwood Publishing		Carla Lipsig-Mummé	3	2013	$0.30 Add
From Introduction From: Rethinking the Politics of Labour in Canada View Fernwood Publishing	From growing levels of income and wealth inequality in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to capital’s consistent ability to tame governments willing to reject neoliberal imperatives; from …	Larry Savage; Stephanie Ross	13	2021	$1.30 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 A Crisis of Representation From: Labour Under Attack View Fernwood Publishing	Anti-Unionism, Media and Popular Culture	Dennis Soron	16	2018	$1.60 Add
From Canadian Labour and COVID-19 From: Rethinking the Politics of Labour in Canada View Fernwood Publishing	Only by tearing down the false division between political and economic spheres and questioning the legitimacy of a capitalist economic system that continues to prioritize profits over people …	Larry Savage; Stephanie Ross	15	2021	$1.50 Add