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Class War Waged from Below, 1960–75
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From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises
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In this chapter, Palmer describes how younger workers in the 1960s-70s challenged union hierarchies through direct job action and spontaneous strikes. He details how Canadian postal employees launched bold strikes that tested regulatory powers, and how this activism reshaped provincial politics and increased union membership by workers.
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Bryan D. Palmer
Bryan D. Palmer is Professor Emeritus and former Canada Research Chair, Canadian Studies, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, former editor of Labour/Le Travail, and has published extensively on the history of labour and the revolutionary left. Among his many books are Canada’s 1960s and the co-authored Toronto's Poor: A Rebellious History. In the fall of 2024, Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500–1890 was published, followed by Capitalism and Colonialism: The Making of Modern Canada 1890—1960 in the spring of 2025. He lives in Warkworth, Ontario.
