The story of Canada's workers and their unions |
Winnipeg 1919The Strikers' Own History of the General StrikeBy The Winnipeg Defence Committee, Introduction by Christo Aivalis, Edited by Norman PennerThe most important primary document from the Winnipeg General Strike now back in print with a new introduction on the occasion of the strike's 100th anniversary |
Longtime trade unionist Fred Wilson's behind the scenes account of the merger between the CEP and CAW to form Unifor — Canada's largest private sector union. |
The triumphs and setbacks of workers and the union movement in Canada |
Time's Up!Mandatory Retirement in Canada(Canadian Association of University Teachers)Edited by C.T. (Terry) Gillin, Edited by Thomas R. Klassen, Edited by David MacGregorMandatory retirement has become a major social and political issue in Canada. In this book expert authors explore the key themes that lie at the heart of the debate on this subject. |
This concise history recounts the story of Canadian labour from the nineteenth century to the present day. First published in 1989, it has been updated to include new developments in the world of labour up to 1995.
Paperback Out of print
9781550285222 | Published: January 1996 |
The line that divides management and labour is being crossed regularly in Canada as workers become owners of the companies that employ them. This is the first book to describe this phenomenon. |
Vanishing Jobs is an in-depth study of Canadian business and labour-market trends in the 1990s.
Hardback Out of print
9781550284836 | Published: January 1995 |
Vanishing Jobs is an in-depth study of Canadian business and labour-market trends in the 1990s. |
Working at InglisThe Life and Death of a Canadian Factory(Lorimer Illustrated History)By Sobel, David, By Meurer, SusanThis book covers 108 years of labour history at the John Inglis factory in Toronto's west end. For years, the Inglis plant was at the bedrock of Canada's manufacturing economy until it was finally closed in 1989.
Hardback Out of print
9781550284393 | Published: January 1994 |