Labour Studies
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![]() NEW! TestimonioCanadian Mining in the Aftermath of Genocides in Guatemala |
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 |
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From ![]() Textiles in Brunswick – The First Half-CenturySECTION ONE - From ships’ captains to captains of industry From: A Distinct Alien Race |
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 InequalityThe 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 | ||
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From ![]() The Aging Population and WorkforceImplications for Occupational Health and Safetly From: Sick and Tired |
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 |
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From ![]() NEW! The Allende of the NorthFrom: The Fire and the Ashes |
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 |
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From ![]() NEW! The Bellingham RiotFrom: White Riot |
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 |
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From ![]() The Biggest Roll-Back of Worker Rights in Canadian HistoryFrom: Boom, Bust and Crisis |
John Peters | 21 | 2012 | $3.15 Add | |
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From ![]() The Bitter EndWomen's Crucial Role in the Nova Scotia Coastal Fishery From: Changing Tides |
Marian Binkley | 14 | 2005 | $1.40 Add | |
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From ![]() The Camino de Santiago |
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 MovementA Short History |
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 HistoryThird Edition |
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 IncomeFreedom, Security, Justice |
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 |
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From ![]() NEW! The Case for Prisoners’ Labour UnionsFrom: Solidarity Beyond Bars |
Chapter Six takes up the question of prisoners’ unions in more detail and looks to actual examples/past experiments in unionization. This chapter discusses the successful unionization of … | Asaf Rashid; Jordan House | 35 | 2022 | $3.50 Add |
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From ![]() The Case of the Cabot MillSECTION TWO - The other side of the cotton From: A Distinct Alien Race |
The Cabot Company continued to house most of the rapidly growing Franco-American population throughout the 19th century; in this chapter, the author explores the history of this company and the … | David Vermette | 24 | 2018 | $2.40 Add |
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From ![]() The Casual Labour Market Today |
Dave Broad | 28 | 2000 | $5.32 Add | |
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From ![]() The Casual Labour Problem |
Dave Broad | 8 | 2000 | $1.52 Add |

















