The Bunkhouse Man. a Study of Work and Pay in the Camps of Canada, 1903-1914 / Edmund W. Bradwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bradwin, Edmund W., author.

Series:

Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law ; 296

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1928]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Sheds light on the lives of workers, known as bunkhouse men, who worked for the National Transcontinental Railway in Canada during the early 1900's. Examines issues such as the work, pay, housing, and medical care.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. THE BACKGROUND OF THE NAVVY HISTORICAL OUTLINES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF CANADA'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

CHAPTER II. THE CONTRACT SYSTEM ON RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION THE SPHERE OF THE HEAD-CONTRACTOR AND THE PRACTICE OF SUB-LETTING

CHAPTER III WORK AND PAY IN ISOLATED CAMPS (1903-1914)

CHAPTER IV. SOME ETHNIC GROUPINGS AMONG CAMPMEN

CHAPTER V. WHEN THE CAMPMAN BECOMES A CONTRACTOR

CHAPTER VI. SHACKS AND SHACK-MEN ON RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION

CHAPTER VII .THE MEDICAL SYSTEM ON FRONTIER WORKS

CHAPTER VIII. SOME ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENTS FOR WORKERS IN CAMPS

CHAPTER IX. WHAT CONSTITUTES REAL WAGES FOR THE BUNKHOUSE MAN

CHAPTER Χ. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE CONTRACT SYSTEM ?

CHAPTER XI. OTTAWA AND THE CAMPS

CHAPTER XII. THE BUNKHOUSE MAN AND PUBLIC OPINION

CHAPTER XIII. THE CHALLENGE OF THE MIGRATORY WORKERS

CONCLUSION THE BUNKHOUSE MAN : His PLACE IN THE LIFE OF THE DOMINION

APPENDICES

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89234-9

OCLC:

1100458494