UID:
edocfu_9959227137002883
Format:
1 online resource (241 p.)
ISBN:
1-4426-7023-1
Content:
"Against all odds, the miners of Bienfait, Saskatchewan, attempted, in 1931, to change their miserable situation by organizing a union. Exploring the social consequences of capitalist restructuring during the Great Depression, Stephen Endicott focuses on the miners' tumultuous thirty-day strike. Their bid to gain union recognition with the aid of the Workers' Unity League of Canada ultimately failed, and Endicott's in-depth examination of the key factors and players attempts to explain why this was the case and why a similar union drive a decade later succeeded." "Based on a large number of both oral and written primary resources, Bienfait offers a new interpretation of the role of corporations, governments, courts, and the police in the events surrounding the strike. In the process, Endicott demonstrates how a militant union leadership helped the workers gain the strength and unity of purpose to challenge the powers of wealth and deep-seated prejudice. Bienfait opens a new chapter in the history of Canadian labour relations that reveals much about Canadian and Canadian society during the Depression."--Jacket.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Bienfait Coalfields -- 2 John Billis and Family -- 3 Boruk's Boarding House -- 4 August: Gaining Momentum -- 5 September: On Strike -- 6 Strikers versus the Strip Mine -- 7 The Parade -- 8 Sticking with the Union -- 9 The Trials -- 10 Spreading of Seeds -- Appendix I. Changing Organization of Capital in the Bienfait/Estevan Coalfields -- Appendix 2. Proposed Contract, Estevan District -- Appendix 3. History of Union Organization in Bienfait/Estevan Coalfields -- Notes -- Annotated Bibliography
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Illustration CreditsIndex -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Illustrations
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Issued also in print.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8020-8452-4
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8020-3593-0
Language:
English
DOI:
10.3138/9781442670235
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