Labour Studies

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Labour in Canada  Cracking Labour's Glass Ceiling

Labour in Canada Cracking Labour’s Glass Ceiling

Transforming Lives Through Women's Unison Education

Although the health of the trade union movement may rest on its ability to include women in membership and leadership, little attention has been paid to women-only labour education. This original … 144 View
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Labour Rights

Labour Rights

A Democratic Counterweight to Growing Income Inequality in Canada

From: Constitutional Labour Rights in Canada

Discusses labour rights as a counterweight to growing income inequality in Canada, focusing on the use of Fraser an attempt to roll back BC Health Services, the role of the Charter of Rights and … 27 $2.70 Add
Labour Under Attack

Labour Under Attack

Anti-Unionism in Canada

This multi-disciplinary edited collection critically examines the causes and effects of anti-unionism in Canada. Primarily through a series of case studies, the book’s contributors document … 150 View
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Labour's Agenda in a Period of Reaction
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Labour’s Agenda in a Period of Reaction

From: The Fire and the Ashes

In this chapter, Jackson examines CLC policies in the 1980s and 1990s, which struck a balance between inward-looking economic nationalism, regulating access to domestic markets, and a more … 8 $0.80 Add
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Last Word
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Last Word

From: The Point is To Change the World

This reading consists of the following essays: Walter Rodney’s Last Writing on and for the Guyanese Working People [2010] ; 8 $0.80 Add
Law at Work

Law at Work

The Coercion and Co-option of the Working Class

This book uncovers how the legal system, through its structures and mechanisms, legitimizes and reinforces the exploitation of workers. Using historic and contemporary examples, Glasbeek … 354 View
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Leaders for Tomorrow

Leaders for Tomorrow

Putting Diverse Leadership in ETFO

From: Labour in Canada Cracking Labour's Glass Ceiling

Chapter Eight, by Carol Zavitz, with staff in the Equality and Women’s Services department at the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, describes the structure and analyzes the … 12 $1.20 Add
Leading Progess
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Leading Progess

The Professional Institute of the Public Service Canada, 1920–2020

On February 6, 1920, a small group of public service employees met for the first time to form a professional association. A century later, the Professional Institute of the Public Service Canada … 272 View
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Legal Perspective

Legal Perspective

Lawyer

From: Rock Paper Sex

This interview shares the perspective of an anonymous lawyer and touches on the current laws on prostitution and Bill C-36, detailing its contents and implications for both buyers and sellers. … 4 $0.40 Add
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Lessons and Legacy

Lessons and Legacy

From: The Truth About the '37 Oshawa GM Strike

In this chapter, Leah examines how the 1937 Oshawa General Motors strike illustrates how rank-and-file workers, including a prominent group of women, won through dense steward representation and … 7 $0.70 Add
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Lessons and Linkages

Lessons and Linkages

Building a Framework for Analyzing the Relationships between Gender, Globalization and the Fisheries

From: Changing Tides

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Letting Her Own Light Shine

Letting Her Own Light Shine

From: Breaking the Word Barrier

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, … 4 $0.40 Add
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“Life Against the Dollar”
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“Life Against the Dollar”

From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks

This chapter examines the 1969–1971 leadership of Toronto’s concrete forming union, Local 183, as well as protests against Ontario’s Bill 167. 12 $1.20 Add
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Life Is Amazing

Life Is Amazing

From: Breaking the Word Barrier

Judy Bowman recounts the story of Patricia. The story discusses surviving an abusive marriage, freedom, education, and her passion for helping others. 5 $0.50 Add
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Lighten Up

Lighten Up

From: Curing Affluenza

Chapter 3 explores productivity between the public and private sectors, discussing topics including wasted resources, ‘economic activity’, cycles of production, the ‘Washington … 41 $4.10 Add
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Lindsay
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Lindsay

The Saturation Site

From: The Case for Basic Income

In this chapter, Swift and Power outline the Basic Income pilot project that took place in Lindsay, Ontario, and the various groups of ativists who made the project possible. ; ; 27 $2.70 Add