Labour Studies

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Stopping Monsanto: Coalition Building Against rBGH and GM Wheat From: Frontline Farmers View Fernwood Publishing	The third chapter examines the NFU’s work in building a coalition against Monsanto and genetically modified crops and bovine growth hormone. Interviews are with Peter Dowling, Lucy …	Carla Fehr	26	2019	$2.60 Add
From Striking for Status From: Essential Work Disposable Workers View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter describes why undocumented migrants’ struggles for status are fundamentally about workers’ rights. In certain moments, like 2006 and 2017 in the US and 2008 in France, marginalized …	Mostafa Henaway	10	2023	$1.00 Add
From NEW! Structuring Collective Action From: Class Action View Between The Lines	In Structuring Collective Action, Hanson explores the underlying structures behind the successful collective action achieved by Ontario School teachers since the early 1970’s. Topics …	Andy Hanson	27	2021	$2.70 Add
From Suggested Further Readings and Resources From: Canadian Labour in Crisis View Fernwood Publishing		David Camfield	2	2011	$0.40 Add
From Survival and Fighting Back From: Fight Back View Fernwood Publishing		Aziz Choudry; Eric Shragge; Jill Hanley; Martha Stiegman; Steve Jordan	24	2009	$2.40 Add
From NEW! “Sweat the Evil Out” The Evolution of Canadian Prison Labour From: Solidarity Beyond Bars View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter Four places the contemporary Canadian prison system into a historical context. This chapter examines the role of prison labour in the founding of the Canadian prison system, how prison …	Asaf Rashid; Jordan House	23	2022	$2.30 Add
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