Labour Studies
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From  Notes on Sources, Bibliography, Appendices |
This chapter includes, notes, bibliography, and appendices. | Tony Leah | 49 | 2024 | $4.90 Add |
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From  NEW! Nothin’ Going OnFrom: Seven Days in Halifax |
In this chapter, Ashe examines events after Halifax’s 1970 "Encounter on Urban Environment" event, specifically the successful citizens’ campaign to stop thecity from hiring … | Robert Ashe | 14 | 2025 | $1.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Nothing Can Be Taken for Granted, 1990-1999From: Leading Progess |
In this chapter, Russell details how PIPSC addressed the ideological changes of the 1990s, including a rightward shift in the Canadian political landscape, the growth of neoliberal policies, and … | Jason Russell | 39 | 2020 | $3.90 Add |
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From  Occupational Disease RecognitionThe Science and Politics in Workers' Compensation From: Sick and Tired |
Challenges of Integrating Scientific Evidence in Legal Debates Whose Science? Determining Causation in Workers’ Compensation Legislation and Decisions Conclusion | Katherine Lippel | 14 | 2018 | $1.40 Add |
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From  October 2020: Migrant Workers and COVID-19From: Spin Doctors |
This chapter focuses on how Covid-19 impacted migrant workers in Canada. Loreto discuss the work and living conditions of various farms in Canada during Covid-19, as well as how the government … | Nora Loreto | 23 | 2021 | $2.30 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 On Elder Care Work and the Limits of Marxism2009 From: Revolution at Point Zero |
The essays in part 3 of the book explore the modern female experience from a variety of perspectives. These include individuals involved in elder care, migrant domestic workers and subsistence farmers. | Silvia Federici | 11 | 2020 | $1.10 Add |
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From  On Nature’s Limits and the Human ConditionParrots and Peoples From: Peak Everything |
People who live a civilized life are like birds in a cage. As long as we stay within well-defined social bounds (and assuming we are lucky enough to have been born in a wealthy parasitic society, … | Richard Heinberg | 17 | 2010 | $1.70 Add |
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From  NEW! One Hundred Girls and a ScandalFrom: Wanda’s War |
Chapter 10 discusses the scandal at the Dionne Spinning Mills, in Saint-Georges, Quebec, that Wanda over 100 other Polish women found themselves in when arriving in Canada after May, 1947. The … | Marsha Faubert | 23 | 2023 | $2.30 Add |
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From  Opposition to the Solidarity Movement |
In this chapter, Baum examines opposition to growing sentiment that the Church should show more active solidarity with marginalized groups. | Gregory Baum | 19 | 1999 | $1.90 Add |
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From  Organizing Against the OddsAnti-Unionism in Niagara's Casino Gaming Sector From: Labour Under Attack |
Larry Savage; Nick Ruhloff-Queiruga | 15 | 2018 | $1.50 Add | |
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From Organizing for the Strike – Leadership and Engagement |
In this chapter, Leah examines the 1937 General Motors strike in Oshawa, Ontario, focusing on how rank-and-file democratic participation and the steward system shaped the campaign. | Tony Leah | 27 | 2024 | $2.70 Add |
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From  Organizing the Market: The Canadian Wheat BoardFrom: Frontline Farmers |
The fifth chapter considers the history and role of the Canadian Wheat Board, as well as its impacts on farmers with interviews with Fred Tait and Stewart Wells. | André Magnan | 20 | 2019 | $2.00 Add |
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From  Origins and Development of Sexual Work in the United States and BritainFrom: Patriarchy of the Wage |
This chapter focuses on sexual work; it discusses history, sexuality, class, and gender/labour politics. | Silvia Federici | 16 | 2021 | $1.60 Add |
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From NEW! Ostarbeiter in GermanyFrom: Wanda’s War |
Chapter 4 discusses Wanda’s experience as a Ostarbeiter (eastern worker), one of the 1.6 million foreigner forced labourers used by the Nazi’s during the Second World War. The … | Marsha Faubert | 16 | 2023 | $1.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Other People’s Houses |
In “Other People’s Houses” the author explores housing or more importantly the lack of affordable, sustainable and accessible housing for working-class people across Canada. … | Lori Fox | 29 | 2022 | $2.90 Add |
