Labour Studies

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Taking Stock: Taxes and Opportunities From: Equal as Citizens View Formac Publishing	looks at comparable rates of taxation, income disparity, employment rates, regional development between the provinces concluding that Canada is not meeting the goal of equal citizenship	Richard Starr	13	2014	$1.30 Add
From Tectonic Shift From: Shift Change View Between The Lines	This chapter describes Hamilton as it once was: foundries belching iron oxide into the atmosphere, traffic jams driven by shift changes at factories, and workers toiling at all hours of the day …	Stephen Dale	25	2021	$2.50 Add
From Teena’s Dream From: Breaking the Word Barrier View Goose Lane Editions	Janet Hammock imagines the future story of Teena, someone currently learning how to read and write. The chapter is different discusses reaching ones literary goals, motivations afterwards, …	Janet Hammock	8	2009	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Tenant Organizing Today From: The Tenant Class View Between The Lines	In this chapter, Ricardo examines the steps tenants can take to advocate for their rights. He discusses tenant unions, the power of organizing, and details various examples of grassroots tenant …	Ricardo Tranjan	15	2023	$1.50 Add
NEW! Testimonio Canadian Mining in the Aftermath of Genocides in Guatemala Between The Lines	What is land? A resource to be exploited? A commodity to be traded? A home to cherish? In Guatemala, a country still reeling from thirty-six years of US-backed state repression and genocides, …	Catherine Nolin; Grahame Russell	268	2021	View
From Textiles in Brunswick – The First Half-Century SECTION ONE - From ships’ captains to captains of industry From: A Distinct Alien Race View Baraka Books	This chapter looks at cotton manufacturing in what is now the State of Maine. It touches on the stories of various influential businessmen, the history of the Cabot Manufacturing Company, and the …	David Vermette	15	2018	$1.50 Add
The Age of Increasing Inequality The Astonishing Rise of Canada's 1%	For 35 years, Canada has become vastly wealthier, but most people have not. This book documents the dramatic and rapid growth in inequality. It identifies the causes. It proposes meaningful steps …		248		View
From The Aging Population and Workforce Implications for Occupational Health and Safetly From: Sick and Tired View Fernwood Publishing	Views Regarding Older Workers Health Changes in Normal Aging Occupational Health and Safety Issues for Older Workers Conclusion	Harry S. Shannon; Lauren E. Griffith; Parminder Raina	10	2018	$1.00 Add
From NEW! The Allende of the North From: The Fire and the Ashes View Between The Lines	This chapter examines the Dave Barrett NDP government of British Columbia, which was in power from 1972-1975. Jackson later worked with the BC NDP caucus as they tried to resist the resurgent …	Andrew Jackson	8	2021	$0.80 Add
From NEW! The Bellingham Riot From: White Riot View Arsenal Pulp Press	In this chapter, Paul Englesberg describes the anti-Asian riots that took place in Washington State in 1907. Englesberg explores how the violent riots against the Punjabi labourers in Washington …	Paul Englesberg	12	2023	$1.20 Add
From The Biggest Roll-Back of Worker Rights in Canadian History From: Boom, Bust and Crisis View Fernwood Publishing		John Peters	21	2012	$3.15 Add
From The Bitter End Women's Crucial Role in the Nova Scotia Coastal Fishery From: Changing Tides View Fernwood Publishing		Marian Binkley	14	2005	$1.40 Add
From The Camino de Santiago From: Weapons of Mass Instruction View New Society Publishers	Inspired by the pilgrimage to St. James’ tomb which draws young and old from around the world each year to walk across Spain, I decided to help kids toward lives as producers rather than …	John Taylor Gatto	8	2010	$0.80 Add
The Canadian Labour Movement A Short History James Lorimer and Company	The Canadian Labour Movement tells the story of Canada’s workers since the mid-nineteenth century, painting a vivid picture of key developments, such as the birth of craft unionism, the …		240		View
The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History Third Edition James Lorimer and Company	In The Canadian Labour Movement, historian Craig Heron tells the story of Canada’s workers from the mid-nineteenth century through to today, painting a vivid picture of key developments …	Craig Heron	252	2012	View
NEW! The Case for Basic Income Freedom, Security, Justice Between The Lines	Inequality is up. Decent work is down. Free market fundamentalism has been exposed as a tragic failure. In a job market upended by COVID-19—with Canadians caught in the grip of precarious …	Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift	264	2021	View