Union Power: Solidarity and Struggle in Niagara

by Carmela Patrias and Larry Savage

From factory workers in Welland to retail workers in St. Catharines, from hospitality workers in Niagara Falls to migrant farm workers in Niagara-On-The-Lake, Union Power showcases the role of working people in the Niagara region. Charting the development of the region's labour movement from the early nineteenth century to the present, Patrias and Savage illustrate how workers from this highly diversified economy struggled to improve their lives both...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1926836782
• ISBN13: 9781926836782
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Athabasca University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.7"