Provincial solidarities : : a history of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour / / David Frank.

• Superior document: Working Canadians, 5
• Author: Canadian Committee on Labour History.
• VerfasserIn: Frank, David, 1949-
• TeilnehmendeR: Canadian Committee on Labour History.
• Place / Publishing House: Edmonton [Alta.] : : AU Press,, [2013].; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Working Canadians (Edmonton, Alta.), 5.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 pages) :; illustrations

Provincial Solidarities tells the story of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour--part of the history of working class struggles in Canada.

Table of Contents

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction "Makers of History" -- One "An Accomplished Fact" 1913-1929 -- 16 September 1913 -- Before the War -- Workers' Compensation -- Reconstruction -- Broader Horizons -- "No Short Cut" -- Two "What We Were Promised" 1930-1939 -- "The Prevention of Unemployment" -- A New Politics? -- The Right to a Union -- Miramichi and Minto -- The Labour and Industrial Relations Act -- Ending the Depression -- Three "A Province Fit for Heroes" 1940-1956 -- Defending Democracy -- "A Blue-Print of Peace" -- Industrial Unionism -- Industrial Legality -- Power and Politics -- House of Labour -- Four "The New Unionism" 1957-1975 -- Equal Opportunities -- Whitebone vs. MacLeod -- New Members -- Public Employees -- Development and Underdevelopment -- Looking Forward -- Five "On the Line" 1976-1997 -- Days of Protest -- Moderates and Militants -- Strengthening Participation -- Plan of Action -- McKenna vs. the Unions -- "Make It Fair" -- Epilogue "Honour the Past. Build the Future" -- Appendix: Membership in the New Brunswick Federation of Labour, 1913-2011 -- Notes -- Index.