Labour Movement
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 A New Kind of UnionUnifor and the birth of the modern Canadian union |
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 |
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[email protected] 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 AttackAnti-Unionism in Canada |
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 |
 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 … | Craig Heron | 252 | 2012 | View |
 NEW! The Point is To Change the WorldSelected Writings of Andaiye |
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 … | Alissa Trotz; Andaiye | 320 | 2020 | View |
 Winnipeg 1919The Strikers' Own History of the Winnipeg General Strike |
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 |
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From An Introduction to Anti-Unionism in CanadaFrom: Labour Under Attack |
- | Larry Savage; Stephanie Ross | 16 | 2018 | $1.60 Add |
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From ForewordFrom: A New Kind of Union |
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 |
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From NEW! Forewords |
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 |
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From Introduction |
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 |
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From IntroductionFrom: [email protected] |
- | Carla Lipsig-Mummé | 3 | 2013 | $0.30 Add |
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From Introduction to the Third EditionFrom: Winnipeg 1919 |
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 |
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From A Crisis of RepresentationFrom: Labour Under Attack |
Anti-Unionism, Media and Popular Culture | Dennis Soron | 16 | 2018 | $1.60 Add |
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From Changing Patterns in the Literature of Climate Change and Canadian WorkThe Research of Academics, Government and Social Actors From: [email protected] |
- | Elizabeth Perry | 10 | 2013 | $1.00 Add |
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From ForewordFrom: A New Kind of Union |
Peter Kennedy, Unifor’s former secretary treasurer, briefly explains why he is proud to have played a part in the creation of Unifor. | Peter Kennedy | 4 | 2019 | $0.40 Add |
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From Foreword to the Second EditionFrom: Winnipeg 1919 |
W.A Pritchard, one of the eight tried for seditious conspiracy following the 1919 strike, recalls his role in the strike and discusses the importance of the book. | W.A. Pritchard | 2 | 2019 | $0.20 Add |
