Labour Studies
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From  NEW! Hamilton IThe Freedom to Live with Some Dignity |
This chapters explores Ontario’s basic income project in Hamilton, focusing on how basic income can improve public health. | Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift | 25 | 2021 | $2.50 Add |
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From  How Do Unions Work? |
- | Errol Black; Jim Silver; Larry Savage; Stephanie Ross | 16 | 2004 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Inequality of Wealth |
The inequality of wealth in Canada is far greater than the inequality of incomes — Canada’s top 40 families own more than the bottom 40% (6,186,000 households) do. For middle class … | Lars Osberg | 23 | 2018 | $2.30 Add |
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From  Interrogating the Union Politics of Equity, Inclusion and Diversity |
The floodgates have been opened and systemic racism is now at the centre of national attention. If we do not seize this opportunity to rebuild labour unions as a transformative vehicle for a … | Carol Wall; Winnie Ng | 21 | 2021 | $2.10 Add |
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From  Just TransitionFrom: Getting to Zero |
Discusses how the shift away from carbon-heavy industries should and could be done in a socially just way to ensure workers in sunset industries, Indigenous People, and immigrants will not be … | Tony Clarke | 30 | 2018 | $3.00 Add |
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From  Keeping on Track: Performance Indicators for a Better SocietyFrom: Curing Affluenza |
Chapter 6 explores the indicators of a better society, discussing topics including gross domestic product (GDP), economic growth, child literacy and health, and protections. It includes an … | Richard Denniss | 25 | 2018 | $2.50 Add |
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From  Keynes ReduxHistory Catches Up From: Bankrupticies & Bailouts |
- | Radhika Desai | 22 | 2009 | $2.20 Add |
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From  Letting Her Own Light Shine |
Laura Wells recounts the story of Elaine. The story discusses the desire to read to your children, anxiety, the impacts of poor experiences from the school system, her children, work aspirations, … | Laura Wells | 4 | 2009 | $0.40 Add |
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From  Make it Clean Through Creative WorkFrom: Rock Paper Sex |
The firsthand account of a sex worker in St. John’s named Megan. An account of a sex worker’s professional practices as well as a discussion about the potential positive impact that … | Keri Cull | 5 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Making Meaning, Making SenseCommunication and Belief From: Making Sense of Society |
In Chapter 6, Khasnabish explores some of the critical elements in our collective capacity to make sense out of the world. The chapter focuses on the use of language, and discusses topics … | Alex Khasnabish | 27 | 2022 | $2.70 Add |
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From  On Affective Labour2011 From: Revolution at Point Zero |
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 | 14 | 2020 | $1.40 Add |
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From  PART 2 – Struggling for Change in a Man’s WorldFrom: Through the Mill |
This chapter explores evolutions in the labour movement and the involvement and experiences of women in this movement throughout the 20th century. It looks at the experiences of working class … | Gail Cuthbert Brandt | 62 | 2018 | $6.20 Add |
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From  NEW! Part Three: Section IIWomen and Depression: Auto/biographies |
This reading consists of the following essays: Asylum: Diary of the Last Seven Days in a Women’s Psychiatric Ward [c.1973] – M: A Daughter’s Tale [c.1982] | Alissa Trotz; Andaiye | 10 | 2020 | $1.00 Add |
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From  Perchance to Scale |
Though many social entrepreneurs are proponents of scale, the goal is a more difficult one for them to achieve than for traditional enterprises. For one thing, balancing the objectives of profit … | Elisa Birnbaum | 16 | 2018 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Proud to be a FishworkerFrom: Changing Tides |
- | Joana Rodrigues Mousinho | 3 | 2005 | $0.30 Add |
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From  Re-engineering women’s workFrom: Bent out of Shape |
- | Karen Messing | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
