Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The long struggle The long struggle James Haskins Discusses the founding and growth of the American labor movement and labor unions from colonial times through today. OL14865430W
The unions The unions Leonard Everett Fisher Traces the growth and development of the labor movement during the nineteenth century. OL14865746W
History of labour in the United States History of labour in the United States John Rogers Commons The history of labor unions in the United States and how the work place and life of Americans was affected. Naturalizations approved illegally to get more workers for certain industries is mentioned. OL1525344W
Labour at the Lakehead Labour at the Lakehead Michel S. Beaulieu In the early twentieth century, the Canadian Lakehead was known as a breeding ground for revolution, a place where harsh conditions in dockyards, lumber mills, and railway yards drove immigrants into… OL16170917W
Why unions matter Why unions matter Michael Yates In this new edition the author shows why unions still matter. Unions mean better pay, benefits, and working conditions for their members; they force employers to treat employees with dignity and resp… OL1854490W
Canadian working-class history Canadian working-class history Laurel Sefton MacDowell,Ian Walter Radforth "Canadian Working-Class History: Selected Readings, Third Edition, is an updated version of the bestselling reader that brings together recent and classic scholarship on the history, politics, and so… OL21181770W
Hard Rock Epic Hard Rock Epic Mark Wyman "Mark Wyman's sympathetic account of the Western metal miners includes graphic details of their bitter struggle for unpaid wages, for industrial safety legislation, for corporate liability in the eve… OL2235639W
Money Players Money Players Bruce Dowbiggin Incredibly, the legacy of one-time hockey czar Alan Eagleson still poisons professional hockey. The generation of players that "the Eagle" systematically abused, misled, and defrauded continues to ta… OL2299465W
La cité du travail La cité du travail Bruno Trentin Quelles sont les raisons profondes de l'incapacité de la Gauche européenne à proposer une alternative crédible à l'ultralibéralisme ? Pourquoi semble-t-elle condamnée à « accompagner » sur le mode co… OL24276114W
Travailleurs précaires, unissez-vous! Travailleurs précaires, unissez-vous! ATTAC "Des contrats de travail à durée déterminée, souvent très courte, à temps partiel imposé, aux horaires ultra-flexibles, payés au Smic, sans progression de carrière : une part importante des salariés … OL24303752W
Nothing left to mend Nothing left to mend Matt R. Weaver Verton, Pennsylvania, is a steel town where impartiality in the age-old war between the company and the workers never goes unpunished. Glenn Dempster, the town's new police chief after ending his pre… OL29245354W
From Cradle to Grave From Cradle to Grave Joyce Egginton Probes the strange and disturbing case of Marybeth Tinning, a woman whose trial for the death of one of her infants led to the discovery that she killed all nine of her children OL3346871W
The end of the peasantry The end of the peasantry Anthony W. Pereira "Study of emerging rural labor politics in the sugar zone of Pernambuco under military rule shows how popular movements contribute to both democratization and social change. Work is well-researched, … OL3347401W
The Economics of the Trade Union The Economics of the Trade Union Alison L. Booth This book analyses the crucial features of unionised labour markets. The models in the book refer to labour contracts between unions and management, but the method of analysis is also applicable to n… OL3962328W
Harnessing labour confrontation Harnessing labour confrontation Peter S. McInnis "The 1940s, a decade of heightened militancy and struggle on the shop floor and on the picket line, were crucial years in the labour history of Canada. The experience of the Depression, closely follo… OL6044001W
Representing Workers Representing Workers Howard Gospel Employment relations are at a crossroad. Worker representation has historically been dominated by trade union channels in the advanced economies, but with the decline in union membership other forms … OL8098776W
Union Organizing Union Organizing Gregor Gall After many years of indifferent decline, trade union membership is now being revitalised. Strategies known as union organizing are being used to recruit and re-energize unions around the globe. This … OL8100601W
Gender, Diversity and Trade Unions Gender, Diversity and Trade Unions Fiona Colgan: S xv, 320 p. ; 24 cm OL9352981W