Commerce

1990 — 188 pages including index and suggested reading list. Recounts the story of labour from the mid-19th century to the present day. A masterful overview that encoumpasses all regions of the country, the book paints a vivid portrait of labour's varied past, covering the birth of craft unionism before the turn of the century, the growth of industrial unionism prior to World War I, the setbacks of the interwar years, and the post-World War II breakthrough that gave unions a permanent, if still constrained, place in the nation's economy. Significant ink underlining and highlighting. Average wear overall and moderate yellowing to pages. Binding intact. Book