Labour Studies

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How Do Unions Work?

How Do Unions Work?

From: Building a Better World Third Edition

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How the Past is Before Us:  Capitalism, Colonialism, and Pipeline Protests,  2014–25
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How the Past is Before Us: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Pipeline Protests, 2014–25

From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises

In this chapter, Palmer examines how capitalism and colonialism continue to shape economic policies in Canada across the provinces, paying particular attention to the continued failure to … 25 $2.50 Add
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“How to Finish the Job”
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“How to Finish the Job”

From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks

This chapter examines the transformation of labour relations inOntario’s construction industry during the early 1970s, centring on Local 183’s business manager Stefanini and his … 13 $1.30 Add
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How to Reinvent the Movement?

How to Reinvent the Movement?

From: Canadian Labour in Crisis

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I Am a Businesswoman

I Am a Businesswoman

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

In this chapter, the author interviews a young woman who works in an adult massage parlour. While she feels like an empowered business woman, she also believes that non-consensual interactions … 13 $1.30 Add
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“I Built an Empire”
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“I Built an Empire”

From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks

This chapter examines how John Stefanini reshaped Local 183, a construction labourers’ union, during the mid-1970s. 14 $1.40 Add
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“I Didn’t Want to Die on the Saddle”
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“I Didn’t Want to Die on the Saddle”

From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks

This chapter traces the career of John Stefanini, the Italian-Canadian leader who built LIUNA Local 183 into North America’s largest construction union during the 1980s and early 1990s. 18 $1.80 Add
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I Feel Like Mrs. Anybody

I Feel Like Mrs. Anybody

From: Rock Paper Sex

The firsthand account of a strip dancer in St. John’s named Brook. A discussion about sex work in the context of body confidence, romantic relationships, maintaining a work-life balance and … 8 $0.80 Add
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I Pay Top Price

I Pay Top Price

From: Rock Paper Sex

The firsthand account of a man named mike, who is a engages in the services of sex workers in St. Johns. A discussion of the relationships clients can form with sex workers and the internal … 6 $0.60 Add
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I Wanted to Better Myself

I Wanted to Better Myself

From: Breaking the Word Barrier

Richard Toth recounts the story of Maurice. The story discusses his success in business, his motivations to learn as an adult learner, tractors, and the importance of writing letters in business. 5 $0.50 Add
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I Wasn't Crazy after All

I Wasn’t Crazy after All

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

This chapter concerns a woman who works as a stripper and helps educate people on the kinds of human trafficking that are associated with forced sex work. 15 $1.50 Add
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“I Work at Vice Canada and I Need a Union”

“I Work at Vice Canada and I Need a Union”

From: Labour Under Attack

Organizing Digital Media ; 31 $3.10 Add
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Ian Bremmer in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

Ian Bremmer in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

June 3, 2020

From: The World After Covid

Ian Bremmer and Rudyard Griffiths discuss Covid-19 and Black American experiences, future international impacts of the pandemic, technology and authoritarianism, economic futures, globalization, … 11 $1.10 Add
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Identities in Construction and in Conflict

Identities in Construction and in Conflict

Restructuring and the Social Roles of Women in the Fishing Communities of Para State, Brazil

From: Changing Tides

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If You're In My Way, I'm Walking

If You’re In My Way, I’m Walking

The Assault on Working People Since 1970

“If you’re in my way I’m walking.” This arrogant statement by former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien on the occasion of his physical altercation with a protester in … 160 View
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Immigrant Men's and Women's Occupational Health

Immigrant Men’s and Women’s Occupational Health

Questioning the Myths

From: Sick and Tired

The Myth of the Uneducated Immigrants The Myth of the Unhealthy Immigrants The Myth of the Unsafe Immigrants From Careless Workers to Vulnerable Workers Conclusions 12 $1.20 Add