On the line : a history of the British Columbia labour movement /

"The BC tradition of fighting back against unfair pay and unsafe working conditions has been around since before the colony joined Confederation. In 1849 Scottish labourers at BC's first coal mine at Fort Rupert went on strike to protest wretched working conditions, and it's been a wi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mickleburgh, Rod (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Madeira Park, BC : Harbour Publishing, [2018]
Temas:
1900-1999
Labor unions > British Columbia > History > 20th century.
Labor movement > British Columbia > History > 20th century.
Syndicats > Colombie-Britannique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvement ouvrier > Colombie-Britannique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations
Labor unions.
Labor movement.
British Columbia.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Sponsoring Partner's Message
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Beginnings
  • 2. British Columbia and Canada Take Root
  • 3. A New Century and New Labour Awareness
  • 4. The Great Vancouver Island Coal Strike
  • 5. The Great War and Canada's First General Strike
  • 6. One Big Union
  • 7. The On-to-Ottawa Trek
  • 8. Ballantyne Pier and Other Battles
  • 9. Blubber Bay, Bloody Sunday
  • 10. World War II
  • 11. Postwar Politics
  • 12. Bad News Bennett
  • 13. A New Nationalism
  • 14. Jailings, a Fired-up Fed and Public-Sector Fightback
  • 15. That Seventies Socialism
  • 16. Inflation for the Nation
  • 17. New Tactics and Workplace Tragedies
  • 18. Operation Solidarity
  • 19. Expo 86 and a New Premier
  • 20. War and Peace under the NDP
  • 21. Picking on the Public Sector
  • 22. Back to School
  • 23. The Golden Tree and Fighting for Workplace Safety
  • 24. The Struggle Continues
  • Acknowledgements
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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