Labour Studies

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An Uneasy Marriage

From: The Fire and the Ashes

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This chapter examines the marriage of labour and social democracy in Canada, which dates to the founding of the New Democratic Party in 1961. He suggests that the NDP has moderated its … 13 $1.30 Add
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Appendix 2. The Mammalian Protocol for Collaborating with Children and Young People

From: Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract

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The second appendix describes in detail the Mammalian Diving Reflex company’s protocol for working with children and young people, with special consideration to the UN Rights of the Child. 25 $2.50 Add
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Making Occupational Health Compatible with Gender Equality

From: Sick and Tired

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Gender and Sex Segregation at Work Other Gendered Characteristics of Working Life Gendered Division of Occupational Health Effects Risks in Work Usually Assigned to Women Risks Associated with … 13 $1.30 Add
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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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Change for Good Investing

Chapter 7

From: Change for Good

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Chapter 7 examines how small businesses and large corporations can use their capital differently to solve social problems by shifting from philanthropic contributions to social investments that … 17 $1.70 Add
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Chapter 6

Labour Challenges at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century

From: The Canadian Labour Movement

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This chapter traces the emergence of new forces within the Canadian labour movement aimed at revitalizing it: nationalists upset with the close connection to US labour, Quebec workers determined … ; 34 $3.40 Add
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Conclusion

From: Leading Progess

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In the concluding chapter, Russell suggests that the key moment in PIPSC’s history occurred in 1967, when the Public Service Staff Relations Act allowed federal public servants to unionize. 16 $1.60 Add
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Conclusion

From: Through the Mill

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The conclusion reiterates the key role of women in the establishment and development of Canada’s cotton textile industry. 10 $1.00 Add
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Conclusion

Necessary Changes

From: Motherhood, The Mother of All Sexism

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The conclusion reiterates the need to strive towards better parental and gender equality in Quebec, reiterating key arguments and touching briefly on valuable topics/angles that the book did not … 18 $1.80 Add
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Every Single Penny

From: Rock Paper Sex

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The firsthand account of a bartender in a strip club in St. John’s Newfoundland. A discussion of the culture of stripping and erotic dance, as well as an individual’s account of the … 7 $0.70 Add
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Hamilton II

Thinking Further Down the Road

From: The Case for Basic Income

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In this chapter, the authors focus on Jodi Dean, a single mother in Hamilton who was a basic income recipient. ; ; 29 $2.90 Add
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How Basic Income Affects Different People

From: Basic Income For Canadians

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This chapter explores the impact of basic income on different populations including indigenous people, racialized people, and people with disabilities. 19 $1.90 Add
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Ian Bremmer in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

June 3, 2020

From: The World After Covid

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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

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

From: Changing Tides

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