Labour Studies
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From  Introduction Union Women’s Learning |
Adriane Paavo; Cindy Hanson | 6 | 2019 | $0.60 Add | |
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From  Investing in CivilizationFrom: Bankrupticies & Bailouts |
Alan Freeman | 22 | 2009 | $2.20 Add | |
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From  Involved DadsObstacles and Prejudice |
This chapter explores the expectations and social constructions that constrain and shame involved fathers. I discusses barriers to fathers taking paternity leave, the established perceived role … | Marilyse Hamelin | 28 | 2018 | $2.80 Add |
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From  It’s Still a Little Scary |
This chapter profiles a young transgender man who turned to sex work after a period of homelessness. He wants people to know that sex work does not exist in a vacuum: it has bad aspects, good … | Kerri Cull | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
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From  James’s Attitude Makes the Difference |
June Horsman recounts the story of James. The story discusses his experiences with special education, his working years, and his desire to upgrade his education later in life. | June Horsman | 4 | 2009 | $0.40 Add |
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From  Jobs and bodiesFrom: Bent out of Shape |
Karen Messing | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add | |
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From  NEW! Journey’s EndFrom: Wanda’s War |
Chapter 12 follows Casey’s arrival and early years after arriving in Canada after a seven-year journey with the Polish Army. The chapter covers his immigration to Canada, work on a farm … | Marsha Faubert | 16 | 2023 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Just-in-Time Workers for Just-in-Time Distribution |
This chapter focuses on how the rise of just-in-time distribution, a sector of growing importance to global capitalism, has been fuelled with the rise of just-in-time employment — meaning a … | Mostafa Henaway | 11 | 2023 | $1.10 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  Kara Swisher in Conversation with Rudyard GriffithsMay 13, 2020 From: The World After Covid |
Kara Swisher and Rudyard Griffiths discuss Covid-19 and the role of big tech Silicon Valley in our society. Topics include the growing impact of technology on every aspect of our world, state … | Rudyard Griffiths | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
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From Keeping Global Capitalism Afloat |
This chapter examines how remittances play a crucial role within global capitalism. Remittances reinforce a pattern of migration from the Global South to the North, increasingly necessary for … | Mostafa Henaway | 9 | 2023 | $0.90 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  Kicking was the Whole PointFrom: Rock Paper Sex |
The firsthand account of a young sex worker in St. Johns Newfoundland named Lori. The chapter includes a discussion of the factors that lead an individual to becoming a sex worker and includes … | Keri Cull | 8 | 2017 | $0.80 Add |
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From  Krafting a Boycott: NFU Takes on a Corporate GiantFrom: Frontline Farmers |
The second chapter looks at the development and experiences of interviewed farmers of the 1971 boycott on Kraft products. The interviews are with Dan Kossick and Barbara Campbell. | Carla Fehr | 21 | 2019 | $2.10 Add |
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From  Labour at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century |
Canadian Unions had a rough ride over the decade and a half after the mid-1990s The state and business initiatives that had sapped labour’s strength continued and had forced the labour … | Craig Heron | 23 | 2012 | $2.30 Add |
