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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results101 Connexions Library20 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 3 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 4 Sources Library 7 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAll the Livelong Day: The Meaning and Demeaning of Routine Work, Revised and Updated Edition Garson, Barbara Book 1994 The American Working Class in Historical Persepctive  Glaberman, Martin Article 1973 A review of Jeremy Brecher's Strike! (See CX6590) Art and Labour Morris, William Article 1884 Says Morris: "By art, I do not mean only pictures and sculpture, nor only these and architecture, that is beautiful building properly ornamented; these are only a portion of art, which comprises, as I... Auto worker says automation creates worker alienation Diemer, Ulli Article 1974 It is only struggle, says Martin Glaberman, that creates an awareness of collective strength. The Blue-Collar Hellscape of the Startup Industry Tvetten, Julianne Article 2017 The tactics and work environments at tech companies, including Amazon, show a disregard for the fundamental health, safety and humanity of low-tier workers, demonstrating what laissez-faire startup-st... Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community Putnam, Robert D. Book 2000 Bowling Alone documents the rise and fall of community activity in the twentieth century in the United States and the social changes this reflects. It offers all the evidence, the confirmatory and the... The burden of slavery: New Internationalist August 2001 - #337 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2001 Discusses a brief history of slavery in different parts of the world, and its existence in the presence. Outlines ways for people and the government can contribute to end slavery. Canadian Feminism And The Law: The Women's Legal Education and Action Fund and the Pursuit of Equality Razack, Sherene Book 1991 The author gives a fascinating and informative look at the efforts of the Legal Education and Action Fund, a Feminist-Activist organization for the struggle to effect an egalitarian society through Ch... Common Sense for Hard Times: The Power of the Powerless to Cope with Everyday life and Transform Society in The Nineteen Seventies Brecher, Jeremy; Costello, Tim Book 1976 Presents a vision of society as it is and as it could be. Putting the problems of contemporary daily life in historical perspective, it reveals that they have their roots in the way our society is org... Connexions: Volume 8, Number 2 - Summer 1983 - Toward a New Economy Serial Publication (Periodical) 1983 Connexions: Volume 9, Number 1 - Spring 1984 - Energy - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 Connexions: Volume 11, Number 1 - Spring 1987 - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1987 Connexions: Volume 11, Number 2 - Winter 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1988 Connexions Annual 1989: A Social Change Sourcebook: Information and ideas about social and environmental alternatives Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Book 1989 The Connexions Annual is simultaneously a reference book and an introduction to the world of social and environmental alternatives. Connexions Annual 1994: A Sourcebook of Social and Environmental Alternatives Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1994 Simultaneously a reference book and an introduction to the world of social and environmental alternatives. The bulk of the Annual is devoted to listings of grassroots groups. It also contains a series... Connexions Annual Overview: Economy, Poverty, Work Article 1989 To effect desired change, it is necessary to have the power to set a different agenda, and therefore to challenge the current concentration of economic and political power. One of the keys to building... Connexions Annual Resource and Reading List Article 1989 A short and selective list of resources on issues addressed in the Connexions Annual, such as environment, education, peace, interntional development, women's issues, urban issues, housing, human rig... Connexions Digest: Volume 12, Number 1 - Fall 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1988 Connexions Digest: Volume 12, Number 2 - Issue 48 - Winter 1988-89 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 50 - December 1989 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 51 - May 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 52 - August 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 53 - January 1991- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1991 Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Connexions Library: Economy, Poverty, Work Focus Website Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on the economy and economics. Connexions Library: Work Focus Page Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on work. The Crisis of Modern Society Cardan, Paul (Cornelius Castoriadis) Article 1965 Based on a talk given by Paul Cardan at Kent in 1965, "Crisis" elucidates upon the several endemic problems of modern societies, touching on the sciences, education, and the organization of work. Degraded Work: The Struggle at the Bottom of the Labor Market Doussard, Marc Book 2013 Doussard demonstrates that the decline in wages and working conditions is anything but the unavoidable result of competitive economic forces. Rather, he makes the case that service sector and other lo... The Economy of Cities Jacobs, Jane Book 1970 Ideas about what makes cities rich or poor, how cities grow, and how city growth affects national economies. Falling Behind: The State of Working Canada, 2000 Jackson, Andrew, Robinson, David, Baldwin,Bob, Wiggins, Cindy Book 2000 An accessible collation of data and analysis, analyzed from a progressive perspective, about the social and economic realities of working people in Canada. Food, Shelter and the American Dream Aronowitz, Stanley Book 1974 Discusses the state of the American economy, the consequences for politics and culture that might arise from the new situation, and possible solutions. Forced to Love the Grind: Passion is the new workplace requirement - and one that should be resisted Tokumitsu, Miya Article 2015 In this world, legendary figures are the ones who remain in the office for one hundred hours straight, working through their children's musical recitals and 104-degree fevers. The idea is that workers... Getting Started on Social Analysis in Canada: Third Edition Czerny, Michael; Swift, Jamie Book 1984 See also CX2933.
Getting There: Producing Photostories With Immigrant Women Barndt, Deborah, Cristall, Ferne, Marino, Dian Book 1983 Photostories about immigrant women surviving in and adapting to a new culture.
Goodbye Welfare, Hello Workfare Clark, Warren Article 2012 The world’s richest countries are coercing their citizens to ‘donate’ their labour to big businesses and other organizations in return for welfare payments. The Hidden Injuries of Class Sennett, Richard; Cobb, Jonathon Book 1966 Sennett and Cobb look at human relations between people of different classes and analyze everyday life and ordinary situations to identify class signals that make people feel inadequate. Idiot Bosses and Valiant Women: Labor and Capital in Actual Practice Macaray, David Article 2010 "No matter what the enterprise, most employees know who the hard workers are, even though it's not their job to know. They know who hustles, pitches in and lends a hand, who goofs off and avoids work... In Praise of Idleness Russell, Bertrand Book 1932 More leisure, not work, will benefit civilization. Modern organization and technology makes a four hour work day possible for leisure to be distributed to everyone.
The Informal Work Group Weir, Stan Article 1973 Stan Weir on some of his life experiences at work and what he saw as the "the only organizational form opposed to formal bureaucracies which cannot be captured by them", the informal work group. The Mass Psychology of Fascism Reich, Wilhelm Book 1933 Wilhelm Reich's class study, written during the years of the German crisis. Reich repudiates the concept that fascism is the ideology or action of a single individual or nationality, or any ethnic or ... Meatpackers: An Oral History of Black Packinghouse Workers and Their Struggle for Racial and Economic Equality Halpern, Rick; Horowitz, Roger Book Provides an important window into race and racism in the American workplace. In their own words, male and female packinghouse workers in the Midwest - mostly African-American - talk of their experienc... Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America Ehrenreich, Barbara Book 2001 Millions of Americans work full-time, year-round, for poverty-level wages. Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them, inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that any... No Bosses Here!: A Manual on Working Collectively and Cooperatively Brandow, Karen; McDonnell, Jim; Book 1981 A perceptive and practical guide to working in a collective. On 'Bullshit Jobs' Wright, Chris Article 2018 A review of the book "Bullshit Jobs: A Theory" by anthropologist David Graeber, which provides a classification for the many forms of employment, some which he deems not only meaningless and unfullfil... On Unions and the Class Struggle Article 1969 Written during the wave of workers' struggles known as the Italian hot autumn of 1969, when the autonomous struggles of the working class reached an unprecedented level, laying bare the character and ... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - September 10, 2015: Labour Day issue Diemer, Ulli (editor); Rickwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Labour Day issue, with articles examining the relentless pressure put on workers to work ever longer hours, at the cost of their health and family life; anti-worker legislation, Zapatista popular educ... Part-time Paradox: Connecting Gender, Work and Family Duffy, Ann; Pupo, Norene Book 1992 Tthe authors discuss whether the over-representation of women in part-time labour is exploitive or liberating. They present interviews and original research to describe the ways in which alternative w... Quotes about Labour and Unions Unclassified Radical Democracy Lummis, C. Douglas Book 1997 Lummis revives the meaning of democratic struggle and critques the economic and technological processes that have hindered its growth. Red Menace #2: Volume 2, Number 1 - Summer 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 A Libertarian Socialist Newsletter Rediscovering Two Labor Intellectuals Early, Steve Article 2004 Steve Early reviews collections of writings by Martin Glaberman and Stain Weir. Resistance in China Today Yu, Au Loong; Ruixue, Bai Article 2012 Cases of Resistance in China continue to grow. Protests both large and small are extremely frequent. These range from workers’ protests against unpaid wages and demands for labor rights to protests ag... The Right To Be Lazy Lafargue, Paul Book 1883 Our epoch has been called the century of work. It is in fact the century of pain, misery and corruption.
Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives Raphael, Dennis (ed.) Book 2004 The social determinants of health are summarized and analyzed by over 30 medical and social academics. Socialism and Revolution Gorz, Andre Book 1967 Representative democracy in every industrially advanced country is in a state of profound crisis. But we have been accustomed for so long to accept democracy in the form of its outward appearances and... Socialist Humanism Fromm, Erich (ed.) Book 1965 An international symposium whose contributors explore the humanist essence of socialism. Among the contributors are Herbert Marcuse, Maximilien Rubel, Norman Thomas, T.B. Bottomore, Raya Dunayevskaya,... The Socialist Register 1981: Volume 18: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 The Socialist Register 1985/1986: Volume 22: Social Democracy and After Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John; Liebman, Marc; Panitch, Leo (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1986 Strike!: The True History of Mass Insurgence from 1877 to the Present Brecher, Jeremy Book 1972 A history-from-below that brings to light strikes as authentic revolutionary movements against the establishments of state, capital, and trade unionism. A Tale of Two Offices Farragher, Elaine Article 1977 Daily life and offices politics viewed through the experience of working in two libraries with very different management styles. The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School, Get a Real Life and Education Grace, Llewellyn Book Traces of Magma: An Annotated Bibliography of Left Literature Knight, Rolf Book 1983 An annotated bibliography of left wing novels which deal with the lives of working people during the twentieth century. The 24 hour day: women, work and class German, Lindsay Article 2017 Movements of women, as well as those involving large numbers of women, will increasingly be features of resistance to neoliberalism. The extent to which they succeed will be the extent to which they a... Useful Work versus Useless Toil Morris, William Article 1883 Morris proposes that while work is essential for our survival, nevertheless "there is some labour which is so far from being a blessing that it is a curse; that it would be better for the community an... A Very Ordinary Life Knight, Rolf Book 1974 The story of one woman's life in the context of a dazzling and brutal century, encompassing the rise of fascism, the great depression, emigration, war, and above all, a likfe of work -- in mining and ... What Is Important? Castoriadis, Cornelius Article 1979 It is necessary to demolish the monstrously false idea that the problems that workers see are not important, that there are more important ones which only "theorists" and politicians can speak about. Why Work?: Arguments for the Leisure Society Richards, Vernon (ed.) Book 1983 Essays on useless work, useful work, and alternatives to work. The William Morris Internet Archive Website A subarchive of the Marxists Internet Archive, featuring the works of the English socialist, writer, and artist William Morris.
Windows on the Workplace: Technology, Jobs, and the Organization of Office Work Greenbaum, Joan Book 2004 Takes us behind the news stories of the highly efficient, high-tech workplace and shows us the ways in which technologies have been adapted by management to reshape the way work is done. Women at Work: Ontario 1850-1930 Acton, Janice; Goldsmith, Penny; Shepard, Bonnie Book 1974 Wmen at Work attempts to explore the realities of Canadian women's experiences, and proposes a framework which begins to answer why the double exploitation of women as mothers and workers has persiste... Work and New Technologies: Other Perspectives (Volume 3) DeBresson, Chris; Lowe Benston, Margaret; Vorst, Jesse Book 1987 Essays covering health hazards, labour concerns, and issues of deskilling related to new technologies in the workplace. Work Overload: Time for a Union Strategy Hurley, Michael; Gindin, Sam Article 2015 Talk to workers in any sector, in any workplace and sooner or later they’ll get to their frustrations with their ever-increasing workloads: ‘I’m struggling’, they’ll lament to fellow workers or anyone... Worked to the Bone: Race, Class, Power, and Privilege in Kentucky Buck, Pem Davidson Book A provocative examination of race, class and the mechanics of inequality in the United States. Workers Profiles: Below the Minimum Wage Jaffri, Sara and Singh, Harshita Article 2016 An endless supply of alcohol, good music, pool tables, and friendly strangers -- these elements seem like a recipe for a fun time. For those of us who frequent bars and pubs, this kind of environment ... Working Terkel, Studs Book 1972 People talk a bout what they do all day and how they feel about what they do. Working at Inglis: The Life and Death of a Canadian Company Sobel, David & Meurer, Susan Book David Sobel and Susan Meurer look at 108 years of history at the John Inglis plant in west Toronto. With archival and contemprary photos, interviews with workers, the history of gendered work segregat... Working Harder Isn't Working: A Detailed Plan for Implementing a Four-day Workweek in Canada O'Hara, Bruce Book 1993 O'Hara details how the overworked can job share with the unemployed for economic, social, and psychological benefits for all. Working Hours Viale, Guido Article In this article written around 1972, Guido Viale, a member of the Italian socialist group Lotta Continua, discusses the struggle for less work and shorter hours. Working in a supermarket Anonymous Article 1979 Observations on working as a carry-out in a supermarket. Working in an office -- for a while Article 1978 The first thing that strikes one about working in this particular office is how little actual work ever gets done. Workshop Talks: Reclaim our labor Htun, Lin Article 2015 Lin discusses the precarious conditions under which healthcare labourers work. Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesAK Press AK Press is a worker-run collective that publishes and distributes radical books, visual and audio media, and other mind-altering material. We're small: a dozen people who work long hours for short mo... Arusha Cross-Cultural Centre Stimulate reflection and action by Canadians to promote equitable development of peoples at home and abroad, and communication and understanding among people of different cultures. Bureau of Public Secrets Articles from a Situationist perspective.
Committee of Canadian Labour History Promotes the study of Canadian workers and their contribution to Canadian History. It publishes Labour/Le Travail and occasional books. Connexions Information Sharing Services Connexions provides information and services for advocacy groups, voluntary and non-profit organizations, and individuals, who are working for social and economic justice, environmental responsibility... Council of Canadians We believe that we Canadians should control our natural resources, our energy, our water, and our culture. We believe the important political and economic decisions that decide our future should be ma... HighGrader Magazine ighGrader Magazine is committed to serve the interests of northerners by bringing the issues, concerns and culture of the north to the world through the writings and art of award-winning journalists a... Libcom.org Resource for all people who wish to improve their lives, their communities and their working conditions. We want to discuss with one another, learn from experiences of the past and develop strategies ... Marxists Internet Archive Large archive of the writings of Marx and Engels and of others in the Marxist tradition. Searchable.
News and Letters An organization of Marxist-Humanists standing for the abolition of capitalism, both in its private property form and ins its state property form. We stand for the deveopment of new human relations; wh... Our Times Publishing Independent Canadian labour magazine. Prole.info "Prole" is short for "proletarian" a word used by Karl Marx to describe the working class under capitalism. We are all the people in this society who do not own property or a business we can make mone... Red Menace, The The online archive of the libertarian socialist newsletter The Red Menace. Articles on socialism, Marxism, anarchism, work, popular education, organizing, wages for housework, Leninism, bureaucracy, h... Second Story Press Dedicated to publishing feminist-inspired books for adults and young readers. Society for Socialist Studies The society's purpose to facilitate and encourage research and analysis in Canada with emphasis on socialist, feminist, ecological, and anti-racist points of view. Sources Sources specializes in collecting, indexing, and disseminating information to help journalists, editors, and researchers quickly reach articulate experts and spokespersons who can provide background i... This Magazine This Magazine tells you what's happening and why. News across Canada, award-winning investigations, columnists, fiction, poetry, comics, more! Centre for Research on Work & Society University-union-community research centre doing activist research on work and labour.
Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryHard work, high pay in tar sands "hell" Wood, Linda Solomon 2013 One man's life in the tar sands, as told to a stranger in a conversation on a plane. Labour camp Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia A labour camp is a simplified detention facility where inmates are forced to engage in penal labor. Labour camps have many common aspects with slavery and with prisons. Oil Sands Workers Don't Cry Dembicki, Geoff 2010 Toughing it out in the cold, isolated, male world of mobile workers in Alberta's oil patch. Work Topic Index in Sources Directory of Experts Spokespersons, Experts, and Resources A subject guide to experts and spokespersons on topics related to work in the Sources directory for the media. From the Connexions ArchivesCentre for Research on Work and Society Website University-union-community research centre doing activist research on work and labour. Marxists Internet Archive Website Large archive of the writings of Marx and Engels and of others in the Marxist tradition. Searchable. The Newsletter Periodical profile Serial Publication (Periodical) 1973 Newsletter published in 1973 and 1974 by the New Tendency, a loose collaboration of independent leftists primarily based in Toronto, Windsor, Winnipeg, and Kitchener-Waterloo. Articles dealt with work... The Red Menace A libertarian socialist newsletter Serial Publication (Periodical) 1975 Articles on topics such as socialism, Marxism, anarchism, work, popular education, organizing, wages for housework, Leninism, bureaucracy, hierarchy, jargon, prostitution, obscenity, science fiction, ... |
