Union activists rarely make it into the history books and when they do the picture is seldom flattering. In this new edition of A Class Act journalist Bill Gillespie confronts the myth. This is the story of how Newfoundland and Labrador union members turned the nation, the colony and the province into the most highly organized jurisdiction in North America. Gillespie's research reveals union losses and victories, their weaknesses and strengths and ultimately, their success. The narrative is illustrated with more than ...
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Union activists rarely make it into the history books and when they do the picture is seldom flattering. In this new edition of A Class Act journalist Bill Gillespie confronts the myth. This is the story of how Newfoundland and Labrador union members turned the nation, the colony and the province into the most highly organized jurisdiction in North America. Gillespie's research reveals union losses and victories, their weaknesses and strengths and ultimately, their success. The narrative is illustrated with more than a hundred photographs.
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Add this copy of A Class Act an Illustrated History of the Labour to cart. $22.99, very good condition, Sold by A Good Read rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Toronto, ON, CANADA, published 1986 by Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour.
Edition:
1986, Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour
Publisher:
Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour
Published:
1986
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17898275005
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Add this copy of Class Act: an Illustrated History of the Labour to cart. $99.00, very good condition, Sold by The Unskoolbookshop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brattleboro, VT, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Boulder Publications.
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Very Good. Book. Signed By Author ~Scarce~ SIGNED & inscribed by the author on half-title pg. A tight, unmarked copy. From the back cover: "Class Act: An Illustrated History of the Labour Movement in Newfoundland and Labrador by Bill Gillespie Union activists rarely make it into the history books and when they do the picture is seldom flattering. In this new edition of A Class Act journalist Bill Gillespie confronts the myth. This is the story of how Newfoundland and Labrador union members turned the nation, the colony and the province into the most highly organized jurisdiction in North America. Gillespie's research reveals union losses and victories, their weaknesses and strengths and ultimately, their success. The narrative is illustrated with more than a hundred photographs..."
