Labour's dilemma : the gender politics of auto workers in Canada, 1937-1979 /

The growth of the United Auto Workers in Canada dramatically improved the lives of thousands of workers. Not only did it achieve impressive bargaining gains, but the UAW was regarded as one of the most democratic and socially progressive of the major industrial unions in North America. However, work...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sugiman, Pamela H. (Pamela Haruchiyo), 1958-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©1994.
Subjects:
Börngen, ...
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America.
Syndicat international des travailleurs unis de l'automobile, de l'aéronautique, de l'astronautique et des instruments aratoires d'Amérique.
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
International Union of the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
1900-1999
Women automobile industry workers > Ontario.
Sex discrimination in employment > Ontario.
Automobile industry workers > Labor unions > Canada > History > 20th century.
Women labor union members > Canada > History > 20th century.
Women labor union members > Ontario.
Travailleuses de l'automobile > Ontario.
Discrimination sexuelle dans l'emploi > Ontario.
Syndicats > Automobile, Travailleurs de l' > Canada.
Femmes dans les syndicats > Ontario.
Travailleurs de l'automobile > Syndicats > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Automobile industry workers > Labor unions
Sex discrimination in employment
Women automobile industry workers
Women labor union members
Kraftfahrzeugindustrie
Gewerkschaftsbewegung
Frau
Geschichte 1937-1979.
Canada
Ontario
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION: Contradictions, Dilemmas, and the Politics of Gender
  • 1 A Gendered Setting: The Southern Ontario Auto Industry and the UAW Canadian Region
  • 2 The Gender Politics of Men in the UAW (1937â€?1945)
  • 3 Femininity and Friendship on the Shop Floor (1937â€?1949)
  • 4 Becoming 'Union-Wise' (1950â€?1963)
  • 5 'That Wall's Comin' Down!': Industrial Restructuring and UAW Women's Struggle for Gender Equality (1964â€?1970)
  • 6 Social Change in a Complex Milieu (1970â€?1979)
  • 7 Conclusion: Constructing Gender and Equality
  • NOTES

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