Labour Studies

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Canada's Union

Canada’s Union

From: A New Kind of Union

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 Documents the immediate effect Unifor had on Canadian labour after its founding in 2013. Provides a brief overview of Unifor’s policies and how they affected Canadian labour and politics, … 63 $6.30 Add
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Causes and Expressions of Inequalities

From: Sick and Tired

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From: The Age of Increasing Inequality

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 The history of economic inequality in Canada and briefly touches on the other forms of inequality that exist in Canada which would persist even if economic inequality was eliminated. Briefly … 18 $1.80 Add
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From: The Power Manual

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 Why do power relations matter in social change, or for any of us who care about living the best life we can live? Because we have to be clear about the type of power we seek. We need power to … 4 $0.40 Add
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From: The Canadian Labour Movement

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 Author Craig Heron introduces the reader to the broad outlines of economic and social development in Canada that helped to shape the Canadian labour movement since the mid-nineteenth century. It … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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From: Winnipeg 1919

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 Norman Penner provides a brief summary of the events of the strike and subsequent legal action and provides context for the documents that make up the text, as well as a disussion of the role … 16 $1.60 Add
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From: Basic Income For Canadians

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 The introduction provides an overview of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic how it may play a role in the adoption of basic income. 6 $0.60 Add
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From: Revolution at Point Zero

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 The introduction includes the prefaces to the 2012 and 2020 editions as well as the author providing background on herself and her work. 14 $1.40 Add
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From: Rock Paper Sex

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 The author outlines the incident that began her interest in the voices of sex workers in St. John’s, ands describes the evolution of the project and her interactions with the individuals … 4 $0.40 Add
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From: Farm the City

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 The introduction indicates that this book is a guide for creating urban farms that produce significant amounts of food while employing people who would most benefit from full time, meaningful … 3 $0.30 Add
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From: The Case for Basic Income

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 In the book’s introduction, the authors suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the failure of free-market fundamentalism. They believe that livable basic income would enhance freedom … ; ; 13 $1.30 Add
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From: Leading Progess

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From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

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 In the introduction, the author reflects on the first volume in this series, and notes that her feminism is what inspired this work. 5 $0.50 Add
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From: Fixing Fashion

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 The introduction begins with a look at the author’s early career in the fashion industry, particularly, the international sourcing of Hanes brand clothing. The author introduces some key … 10 $1.00 Add
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Farm Workers, Collective Bargaining Rights, and the Meaning of Constitutional Protection

From: Constitutional Labour Rights in Canada

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 Introduces farm workers, collective bargaining rights and the meaning of constitutional protection, focusing on the landmark Fraser case and constitutionalizing labour rights. 29 $2.90 Add
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From: Through the Mill

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