Labour Studies

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Unionization Rate, Work Stoppages and Declining Wages From: If You're In My Way, I'm Walking Preview Fernwood Publishing	-	Thom Workman	24	2005	$3.84 Add
From NEW! We Are a Union, What Do We Do Now? 1970-79 From: Leading Progess Preview Between The Lines	This chapter discusses who belonged to and led PIPSC in the 1970s, how collective bargaining took place, and what policy positions the Institute adopted. It also explores the collective …	Jason Russell	33	2020	$3.30 Add
From What’s Been Happening to Canada’s Middle Class? From: The Age of Increasing Inequality Preview James Lorimer and Company	Historically, Canada’s middle class has expected increasing prosperity from one generation to the next. Real hourly wages did grow strongly until 1981, when inflation control became the …	Lars Osberg	29	2018	$2.90 Add
From Why Sexuality is Work 1975 From: Revolution at Point Zero Preview Between The Lines	The essays in part 1 of the book explore the theoretical foundations of the politicization of housework. These essays explore the wages against housework movement, the transactional nature of …	Silvia Federici	5	2020	$0.50 Add
From A Blue-Collar Legacy – for Better and for Worse From: Shift Change Preview Between The Lines	This chapter examines the dual nature of Hamilton, and poses key questions about the city. Can history be the basis for a roadmap forward? Are there unique aspects of Hamilton’s past that …	Stephen Dale	49	2021	$4.90 Add
From NEW! A Brief History of Basic Income in Canada From: The Case for Basic Income Preview Between The Lines	In this chapter, various basic income schemes in Canada are detailed, from William Aberhart’s Social Credit Party to the famous "Mincome" project in Dauphin, Manitoba. The chapter …	Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift	35	2021	$3.50 Add
From A feminist intervention that hurt women From: Bent out of Shape Preview Between The Lines	-	Karen Messing	17	2021	$1.70 Add
From A Moment of Truth From: A New Kind of Union Preview James Lorimer and Company	Documents Canadian labour and the issues that it faced from 2011 – 2012. Details the key events and discussions which led to the creation of Unifor and gives a history of the roles …	Fred Wilson	31	2019	$3.10 Add
From Access to Social Rights for Migrants to Canada The Long Divide between the Law and the Real World From: Fight Back Preview Fernwood Publishing	-	Aziz Choudry; Eric Shragge; Jill Hanley; Martha Stiegman; Steve Jordan	12	2009	$1.20 Add
From NEW! Achieving Better Results for Members, 1980-89 From: Leading Progess Preview Between The Lines	This chapter describes the issues confronting the PIPSC in the 1980s and how PIPSC responded to these new challenges, drawing on interviews with current and past PIPSC members.	Jason Russell	30	2020	$3.00 Add
From NEW! Backing the Attack Women Workers at War From: Material Traces of War Preview University of Ottawa Press	Women pushed against many barriers during the world wars, breaking through some and weakening others, and the labour force was one of them. The women in this chapter came from a variety of …	Krista Cooke; Molly McCullough; Stacey Barker	66	2021	$6.60 Add
From Basic Income and Population Health From: Basic Income For Canadians Preview James Lorimer and Company	This chapter looks at how basic income policies can be beneficial to the overall mental and physical health of communities.	Evelyn L. Forget	15	2020	$1.50 Add
From Boom, Bust and Bluster From: Boom, Bust and Crisis Preview Fernwood Publishing	-	John Peters	16	2012	$2.40 Add
From Border Militarization, Internalization and Externalization From: Essential Work Disposable Workers Preview Fernwood Publishing	Borders have become a means through which states can dispose of unwanted migrants through deportation and award those deemed legitimate with permanent residency. This has led to the increased …	Mostafa Henaway	10	2012	$1.00 Add
From Canadian Motordom in Depression and War From: Car Nation Preview James Lorimer and Company	1930-1945. Looks at the downturn for the auto industry during the Great Depression, the unionization of the industry, and the effect of WWII on the auto industry. Specifically uses the life of …	Dimitry Anastakis	17	2008	$1.70 Add
From NEW! Change for Good Employees Chapter 3 From: Change for Good Preview ECW Press	Chapter 3 provides examples of how businesses are partnering with their employees in meaningful ways to bring about positive change, alongside some of Klein’s own experiences in building …	Paul Klein	19	2022	$1.90 Add