Carmela Patrias: 3 books
Discounted Labour
Women Workers in Canada, 1870-1939
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2006
The years between 1870 and 1939 were a crucial period in the growth of industrial capitalism in Canada, as well as a time when many women joined the paid workforce. Yet despite the increase in employment, women faced a difficult struggle in gaining fair remuneration for their work and in gaining access...
Jobs and Justice
Fighting Discrimination in Wartime Canada, 1939-1945
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2012
Despite acute labour shortages during the Second World War, Canadian employers—with the complicity of state officials—discriminated against workers of African, Asian, and Eastern and Southern European origin, excluding them from both white collar and skilled jobs. Jobs and Justice argues that,...
Union Power
Solidarity and Struggle in Niagara
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
From factory workers in Welland to retail workers in St. Catharines, from hospitality workers in Niagara Falls to migrant farm workers in Niagara-On-The-Lake, Union Power showcases the role of working people in the Niagara region. Charting the development of the region’s labour movement from the...