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More than we bargained for : an untold story of exploitation, redemption, and the men who built a worker's empire / John Stefanini.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stefanini, John, author.
- Stefanini
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Labor leaders--Canada--Biography.
- Labor leaders.
- Labor unions--Canada--History--20th century.
- Labor unions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (165 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, Ontario : Sutherland House, [2019]
- Summary:
- Treachery, arson, beatings, shootings, sabotage, mobsters, and jail - The rise of a union powerhouse "Some are born to make a difference.Stefanini brought savvy and strategy, creating a muscular stalwart out of Labourers Local 183, which set historical benchmarks for the hard-toiling blue-collar class, and ultimately beyond.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Halftitle
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- CHAPTER 1 Nothing Left for Me in Italy
- CHAPTER 2 The Sand Hog Tragedy
- CHAPTER 3 The Strike of 1960
- CHAPTER 4 My Start with Local 183
- CHAPTER 5 Arrested on the Job
- CHAPTER 6 An Altar Boy in Prison
- CHAPTER 7 Street Cred
- CHAPTER 8 The Expansion of Local 183
- CHAPTER 9 The Safety Crusade
- CHAPTER 10 The Strike of 1967
- CHAPTER 11 Ethnic Conflicts and a Shotgun Meeting
- CHAPTER 12 A Case of Indigestion
- CHAPTER 13 Sudbury Saturday Night
- CHAPTER 14 A Prophecy Come True
- CHAPTER 15 The Right Stuff
- CHAPTER 16 The Invisible Paycheque
- CHAPTER 17 At War with Washington
- CHAPTER 18 Firing a Union Steward
- CHAPTER 19 A Dirty Business
- CHAPTER 20 Local 183 in Adolescence
- CHAPTER 21 "That Son of a Bitch!"
- CHAPTER 22 Lessons in Negotiation
- CHAPTER 23 Snapped at by Trudeau
- CHAPTER 24 My Establishment Years
- CHAPTER 25 You Can Go Home Again
- CHAPTER 26 The Guardian Angels
- CHAPTER 27 The Bombshell Agreement
- CHAPTER 28 Changing of the Guard
- CHAPTER 29 My Career as a Developer
- CHAPTER 30 My Last Strike
- CHAPTER 31 Lunch with the Police
- CHAPTER 32 The New Ontario Government, 1990
- CHAPTER 33 The Peace Treaties
- CHAPTER 34 The Rescue of the Bricklayers
- CHAPTER 35 The Labrador Tragedy
- CHAPTER 36 My Departure
- CHAPTER 37 On Negotiation
- Acknowledgements
- Backcover.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-989555-04-7
- OCLC:
- 1369663234
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