A Word to Say
The Story of the Maritime Fishermen's Union
Calhoun, Sue
Publisher: Nimbus, Halifax, Canada
Year Published: 1991
Pages: 274pp Price: $14.95 ISBN: 0-921054-64-5
Library of Congress Number: HD6528.F65M37 1991 Dewey: 331.88'1392'09715
Resource Type: Book
Cx Number: CX15986
An account of how inshore fishermen, most of them Acadian, came together to take control of their industry and their livelihood and form the Maritime Fishermen's Union.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Map of the Maritimes
1. A Union of Fishermen
2. The Acadian Fishery: A History of Exploitation
3. Co-operation, Concentration, and Regulation
4. A New Acadian Nationalism
5. Acadians on the March
6. In Search of a Model
7. Connections: A Fighting Maritime Union is Born
8. Wherefore Art Thou, Romeo?
9. A Commitment to Change
10. The Herring Makers
11. Communism: A Herring of Another Colour
12. Legislation in New Brunswick: "One Down, Two to Go"
13. In Nova Scotia: The Return of the Michelin Man
14. Other Things: Lobster Poachers and Licensing Policy
15. On the Island: A Plebiscite on Human Rights
16.Justice Delayed, Justice Denied
17. Transition: From Protest to Compromise
18. Southwest Nova Scotia; Collective Marketing
19. First Contract: To Rand or Not to Rand
20. Mandatory Dues Deductions
21. Conclusion: Bigger Battles Yet to Come
Appendix: Studies on Collective Bargaining for Inshore Fishermen
Selected Bibliography
Index
Subject Headings
