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Provincial solidarities : a history of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour / David Frank.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Frank, David, 1949- author.
- Series:
- Working Canadians (Edmonton, Alta.), 1925-1831 ; 5.
- Working Canadians, 1925-1831 ; 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- New Brunswick Federation of Labour--History.
- New Brunswick Federation of Labour.
- Labor unions--New Brunswick--History.
- Labor unions.
- Labor movement--New Brunswick--History.
- Labor movement.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file rda
- Summary:
- Provincial Solidarities tells the story of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour--part of the history of working class struggles in Canada.
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction "Makers of History"
- One "An Accomplished Fact" 1913-1929
- 16 September 1913
- Before the War
- Workers' Compensation
- Reconstruction
- Broader Horizons
- "No Short Cut"
- Two "What We Were Promised" 1930-1939
- "The Prevention of Unemployment"
- A New Politics?
- The Right to a Union
- Miramichi and Minto
- The Labour and Industrial Relations Act
- Ending the Depression
- Three "A Province Fit for Heroes" 1940-1956
- Defending Democracy
- "A Blue-Print of Peace"
- Industrial Unionism
- Industrial Legality
- Power and Politics
- House of Labour
- Four "The New Unionism" 1957-1975
- Equal Opportunities
- Whitebone vs. MacLeod
- New Members
- Public Employees
- Development and Underdevelopment
- Looking Forward
- Five "On the Line" 1976-1997
- Days of Protest
- Moderates and Militants
- Strengthening Participation
- Plan of Action
- McKenna vs. the Unions
- "Make It Fair"
- Epilogue "Honour the Past. Build the Future"
- Appendix: Membership in the New Brunswick Federation of Labour, 1913-2011
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-927356-24-5
- OCLC:
- 1036289682
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