Labour Relations

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Stepping Up to a Larger Union Stage, 2010-19
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Stepping Up to a Larger Union Stage, 2010-19

From: Leading Progess

In this chapter, Russell explores how PIPSC dealt with issues and opportunities as it approached its hundred-year aniversary. PIPSC members confronted the Harper government’s muzzling of … 34 $3.40 Add
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Striking for Status

Striking for Status

From: Essential Work Disposable Workers

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 … 10 $1.00 Add
The Fire and the Ashes
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The Fire and the Ashes

Rekindling Democratic Socialism

In The Fire and the Ashes, long-time union economist and policy analyst Andrew Jackson looks back on a fascinating career in the labour movement, the NDP, and left politics, combining keen … 180 View
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The Gig Is Up

The Gig Is Up

From: Essential Work Disposable Workers

This chapter is a small love note to the iwc (Immigrant Workers Centre) for always being willing to experiment to find new ways to build leadership and solidarity. It’s difficult for unions to … 10 $1.00 Add
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The Housing Crisis That Isn’t
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The Housing Crisis That Isn’t

From: The Tenant Class

Ricardo introduces his argument that there is no "housing crisis" in Canada but instead a housing market that functions exactly how it was built to. He describes this book as being a … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Long Struggle for Status

The Long Struggle for Status

From: Essential Work Disposable Workers

This chapter is an effort to convey the urgency of permanent status for migrants. The chapter examines the campaigns of self-organized migrants who have constructed communities of struggle that … 16 $1.60 Add
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The Pogey Dilemma

The Pogey Dilemma

From: Equal as Citizens

1990s. Focuses on the relationship between provinces and the Federal Unemployment Insurance Program, looks at an attack on fisherman who applied for UI because it was felt seasonal workers did … 17 $1.70 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: A New Kind of Union

An introduction to the development Canadian labour has undergone in the 21st century. Highlights some of the key players and organizations in the creation of Unifor as well as gives background … ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Uprooting the Racism in Our Ranks
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Uprooting the Racism in Our Ranks

Reflections from a Labour Perspective

From: White Riot

This chapter explores how anti-Asian racism is systemic within Canadian labour. It discusses Canada’s labour movement, the freedom convoy, and the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes following … ; ; ; 10 $1.00 Add
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We Are a Union, What Do We Do Now? 1970-79
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We Are a Union, What Do We Do Now? 1970-79

From: Leading Progess

This chapter discusses who belonged to and led PIPSC in the 1970s, how collective bargaining took place, and what policy positions the Institute adopted. It also explores the collective … 33 $3.30 Add