Labour Studies

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
The Truth About the ’37 Oshawa GM Strike They Made Cars and They Made Plans: Reds, the Rank and File, and International Solidarity Unionized GM bar	Autoworkers unionized the General Motors plant in Oshawa in 1937 after a bitterly fought strike that pitted them against a rabidly anti-union government, hostile press and GM corporation. It was …	Tony Leah	288	2024	View
From The Unprotected Worker and the Low-Wage Sphere From: If You're In My Way, I'm Walking View Fernwood Publishing		Thom Workman	20	2005	$3.20 Add
From The Vagina Monologues From: Rock Paper Sex View Breakwater Books	The firsthand account of a sex worker in St. John’s named Emily. She relays her experiences with clients, and her business approach. The chapter ends with a discussion about the toll that …	Keri Cull	11	2017	$1.10 Add
From The Wall Reflections on a Workshop Methodology From: Labour in Canada Cracking Labour's Glass Ceiling View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter Five is a retrospective on The Wall methodology by Bev Burke and Suzanne Doerge, long-time social-movement eduators who created the methodology to empower women to take action on …	Bev Burke; Suzanne Doerge	19	2019	$1.90 Add
From NEW! The Wild Place From: Wanda’s War View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter 7 reflects on Wanda’s time as a displaced person in the Wildflecken displaced persons camp, which housed more than fifteen thousand displaced Poles. The chapter covers the living …	Marsha Faubert	11	2023	$1.10 Add
From NEW! The Winds of Change From: Wanda’s War View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter 9 explores Canada’s role in taking those displaced by the Second World War and the conclusion of the UNRRA project. The chapter discusses British and Canadian plans to exchange four …	Marsha Faubert	12	2023	$1.20 Add
From The Winnipeg General Sympathetic Strike May-June 1919 Prepared by the Defence Committee, Winnipeg, 1920 From: Winnipeg 1919 View James Lorimer and Company	An account of the 1919 Winnipeg General strike published by a group of labour organizers in the aftermath of the strike.	Norman Penner	230	2019	$23.00 Add
From The Word for Love From: Breaking the Word Barrier View Goose Lane Editions	Beth Powning recounts the story of Linda. The story discusses disability, adult literacy, and the Read Saint John program.	Beth Powning	6	2009	$0.60 Add
From The Workers’ Revolt From: The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History View James Lorimer and Company	We find a new wave of organization and agitation rolling through the corportate capitalist world of the early 20th century this time involving both revived craft unions and a new more radical …	Craig Heron	30	2012	$3.00 Add
From The Working-Class Movement Today Unions and the Workplace From: Canadian Labour in Crisis View Fernwood Publishing		David Camfield	21	2011	$4.20 Add
From There Are Many Alternatives From: Curing Affluenza View Between The Lines	Chapter 7 explores the alternatives to the present culture of affluenza, discussing topics including Iceland’s response to the 2008 final crisis and its banks, challenging cultural …	Richard Denniss	30	2018	$3.00 Add
From There is No Such Thing as a Fifteen-Year-Old Prostitute From: Rock Paper Sex View Breakwater Books	The firsthand account of the experiences of a young abuse victim named Emily. She relays her experiences with sex slavery and the challenges that young women face trying to get justice in the …	Keri Cull	7	2017	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Think Tanks and Progressive Policy Institutions From: The Fire and the Ashes View Between The Lines	In this chapter, Jackson discusses the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, which worked closely with the labour movement to counter the development of right-wing thought and policies. It …	Andrew Jackson	8	2021	$0.80 Add
NEW! This Has Always Been a War The Radicalization of a Working-Class Queer Arsenal Pulp Press	A powerful, personal critique of capitalist patriarchy as seen through the eyes of a queer radical. Capitalism has infiltrated every aspect of our personal, social, economic, and sexual lives. By …	Lori Fox	321	2022	View
From NEW! This Has Always Been a War From: This Has Always Been a War View Arsenal Pulp Press	In “This Has Always Been a War” the author recounts their time working in the vineyards, orchards, and gardens of Naramata, Salt Springs, and Penticton, British Columbia. Discussing …	Lori Fox	39	2022	$3.90 Add
From This is Not an Offer of Prostitution From: Rock Paper Sex View Breakwater Books	The firsthand account of Jessica and Daniel, a professional couple in St. John’s Newfoundland who engage in sex work part-time. A discussion about the challenges and anxieties faced by sex …	Keri Cull	3	2017	$0.30 Add