kent rowley the organizer a canadian union life

Kent Rowley: The Organizer: A Canadian Union Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Salutin, Rick, PUBLISHER: James Lorimer & Company, First published in , Rick Salutin's biography captures Kent Rowley's unforgettable personality and details his life struggle: an epic tale in which one man's life intersects with all the major issues of his time. Kent Rowley's remarkable odyssey through Canadian history began with a Montreal high school strike. In the depths of the Depression he organized office workers. He was interned under the War Measures Act in , emerging from jail to take on Premier Maurice Duplessis and the textile giants of Quebec alongside Madeleine Parent, a brilliant and influential union organizer. He survived fifteen years in the wilderness during the Cold War; and his stubborn opposition to international unions culminated in the founding, in , of the Confederation of Canadian Unions dedicated to fight for independent Canadian trade unionism. "Kent Rowley" is a brilliant examination of the career of one of the great figures of Canadian labour history.

Joe Davidson

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davidson, Joe / Deverell, John, PUBLISHER: James Lorimer & Company,, Joe Davidson was notorious as the union leader who once proclaimed, "to hell with the public." In the late s as the leader of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers he was perhaps the most hated man in Canada. Here Joe Davidson tells his own story, warts and all. He recounts his long experience as a worker in Scotland, toiling in foundries before his move to Canada. He describes his rise to become a union an executive, a position he never really wanted. Most importantly he offers insight into the most contentious period in Canadian postal history, 13 years that witnessed five seperate work stoppages, a time of rapid technological change and great labour unrest. "Joe Davidson" is a lively autobiographical account of one of the most controversial figures in Canadian labour history.

National Writers Union Guide to Freelance Rates & Standard

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: National Writers Union / National Writers Union, PUBLISHER: Writer's Digest Books, An indispensible resource for freelance writers in every market, the NWU Guide offers a real-life look at freelancing, including fees, contracts and working conditions.

Duran Duran - Union Of The Snake

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Sanctified By Grace A Theology Of The Christian Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kent Eilers Kyle C Strobel, PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Academic, NA

SuperGuide: Canmore and Kananaskis History Explorer

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lakusta, Ernie / Leighton, Douglas, PUBLISHER: Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated, EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES Ernie Lakusta traces the journeys taken by the famous explorers as he leads the reader through some of the world's most beautiful alpine scenery explaining the stories and the myths behind the names given to the various mountains, lakes and rivers. Filled with colour photos, labelled to clearly identify every peak, the books are perfect for anyone interested in Western Canadian history or the Canadian Rockies.

In Gallant Company. Alexander Kent

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kent, Alexander, PUBLISHER: Arrow Books, In another thrilling Richard Bolitho adventure, the navy prepares for action at sea against a growing fleet of American and French privateers, as the American Revolution rages on the mainland.

Old Indian Trails of the Canadian Rockies

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schaffer, Mary T. S. / Beck, Janice Sanford, PUBLISHER: Rocky Mountain Books, Incorporated, Mary T.S. Sch?ffer was an avid explorer and one of the first non-Native women to venture into the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, where few women - or men - had gone before.First published in , "Old Indian Trails of the Canadian Rockies" is Sch?ffer's story of her adventures in the traditionally male-dominated world of climbing and exploration. It also sheds light on Native and non-Native relations at the early part of the 20th century. Full of daring adventure and romantic depictions of camp life, set against the grand backdrop of Canada's mountain landscapes, the book introduces readers to various characters from the annals of Canadian mountaineering history, including Arthur Philemon Coleman, Billy Warren, Sid Unwin, Bill Peyto and Jimmy Simpson."Old Indian Trails of the Canadian Rockies" is certain to entertain and enlighten 21st-century readers, historians, hikers and climbers.

When Calls the Heart

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Oke, Janette, PUBLISHER: Bethany House Publishers, Nothing in her cultured East Coast upbringing prepared Elizabeth for a teaching position on the Canadian frontier. Yet, despite the constant hardships, she loves the children in her care. Determined to do the best job she can and fighting to survive the harsh land, Elizabeth is surprised to find her heart softening towards a certain member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Book 1 of the bestselling Canadian West series. Acquista Ora

Ordinary Things

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pratt, Chrstopher, PUBLISHER: Breakwater Books,Canada, "Insightful and thought-provoking journal entries, from the s to , on the creative process, art, life, and province of renowned Canadian artist Christopher Pratt. Ordinary Things is laced with astute observations that summarize the artistic process, and the motivations and contemplations of not only an artist, but any man. It contains slices of truth about life and Newfoundland itself, and the dynamic world of the ordinary, on which Pratt has drawn so heavily on in his work. These passages have an obvious appeal to anyone in the arts, though they will have a deep resonance with a broader audience as well. Ordinary Things paints with words and evocative self-portrait of a renowned Canadian artist."

Bindi - Angelescu: The Foreign Policy of the European Union

Federiga Bindi - Irina Angelescu. "The Foreign Policy of the European Union: Assessing Europe's Role in the World". Editore: Brookings Inst Pr. Anno di edizione: . Ottimo stato, come nuovo!

The Bridge organizer piccolo

The Bridge organizer piccolo, condizioni eccellenti, tasche interne, anelli apribili, misure: 10x14 cm, vendo per inutilizzo

Crossing the River: Margaret Laurence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gunnars, Kristjana, PUBLISHER: Turnstone Press, In Crossing the River, thirteen Canadian and European scholars celebrate the life and work of Margaret Laurence.... all students of Laurences art should find this a useful, probing casebook.The Globe and Mail

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Barbie canadian-anno -nrfb

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The Bridge organizer medio

The Bridge organizer medio, condizioni eccellenti, interni in materiale plastico, tasche interne, anelli apribili, portapenna, misure: 19x14 cm, vendo per inutilizzo

The European Union and Africa: The Restructuring of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brown, Willi, PUBLISHER: I. B. Tauris & Company, This book is an in-depth study of one of the most important agreements in the recent history of EU-developing world relations: the Lome convention--the principles upon which all relations between the states of the European Union and ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific) countries are based. Over the course of its 25-year life, the Convention has been altered to suit the changing relationship of those states involved. This historical study not only charts the course of that vital relationship between haves and have-nots but also, in its changing focus and shifting concerns, reflects recent broader changes at the global level in the international relations.

A Moth to the Flame: The Life of the Sufi Poet Rumi

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Zweig, Connie, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, In A Moth to the Flame, the first novel about the life of the Sufi Poet Rumi, based on original sources in both Farsi and English, we discover the key moments that shaped his genius. Although this story happened a long time ago, during another time of war between Islam and the West, this tale of an individual life fully lived is the tale of every life. In the tradition of Siddhartha or The Last Temptation of Christ, his story is the mythic story of the human soul. We watch his faith tested, and we witness his meeting with the beloved which overturned his world and led, eventually, to his union with God. For centuries Rumi has remained alive in the hearts of millions around the world. His story, as told in this novel, burns like a torch of inspiration for us all.

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Bandits and Privateers: Canada in the Age of Gunpowder

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Horwood, Harold / Butts, Ed, PUBLISHER: Goodread Biographies, Convincing proof that Canadian history is anything but dull, this book recounts the action-filled careers of some of the country's most successful and violent adventurers, licit and illicit. From Elizabethan privateers seeking fortune off the coasts of Newfoundland to the courtly warriors of Acadia, from the wildly successful letter-of-marque ships of Liverpool, Nova Scotia to the vicious sea fights of the War of , Horwood and Butts reconstruct the lives of the country's finest fighting seamen. Inland, they consider the less reputable careers of the gangs who fought for control of gold and timber in the raw frontier settlements that would one day be Canada. Featuring plently of fast-paced action "Bandits and Privateers" brings the excitement of Canadian history to life.

Battlefields of Canada

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fryer, Mary Beacock / Mary Beacock, Fryer, PUBLISHER: Dundurn Group, Dundurn Press, the original imprint of The Dundurn Group, was founded by Kirk Howard and Ian Low in . With a strong focus on Canadian history, biography, and art, Dundurn has significantly contributed to a deeper understanding of Canadian history and culture, publishing such landmark books as Canadian Art in the Twentieth Century, The Loyalist Mosaic, and First Person, the biography of Carine Wilson, Canada's first woman senator.

Agenda The Bridge organizer

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The dark stuff - Scritti sul rock di Nick Kent

The dark stuff - Scritti sul rock di Nick Kent. Editore Arcana. Condizioni buone ottime.

The Union of the Holy Spirit and the Church in the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomas W Jenkyn, PUBLISHER: Kessinger Publishing LLC, NA

Everything but the girl - the language of life

Titolo [The Language Of Life] Artista/i [Everything But The Girl] Traccie [1 Driving 2 Get Back Together 3 Meet Me In The Morning 4 Me And Bobby D 5 The Language Of Life 6 Take Me 7 Imagining America 8 Letting Love Go 9 My Baby Don't Love Me 10 The R (cod. I_)

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