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The Untold Story of Ontario's Bushworkers : A Political Memoir

Bruce Magnuson

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Description:This is a vital part of the untold story of how the lumberworkers of Ontario were organized into a powerful union. It is told by Bruce Magnuson, a self-schooled Swedish immigrant who arrived in Canada at age 19 and rose to be leader of Ontario's Lumber and Sawmill Workers' Union, winning security and advanced contract conditions for 18,000 workers in an industry where bitter exploitation was common. For his communist beliefs he was interned as a "dangerous patriot" in the early years of the war. He later became vice-president of the Ontario Federation of the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada. As a labour leader, he is well-known across Ontario and for his understanding of the forest industry. Now at 81, he is still actively concerned about the future of people in Ontario and Canada.xxi, 146 p., [20] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Untold Story of Ontario's Bushworkers : A Political Memoir. To get started finding The Untold Story of Ontario's Bushworkers : A Political Memoir, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 146

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Progress Books

Release: 1990

ISBN: 0919396534

Description: This is a vital part of the untold story of how the lumberworkers of Ontario were organized into a powerful union. It is told by Bruce Magnuson, a self-schooled Swedish immigrant who arrived in Canada at age 19 and rose to be leader of Ontario's Lumber and Sawmill Workers' Union, winning security and advanced contract conditions for 18,000 workers in an industry where bitter exploitation was common. For his communist beliefs he was interned as a "dangerous patriot" in the early years of the war. He later became vice-president of the Ontario Federation of the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada. As a labour leader, he is well-known across Ontario and for his understanding of the forest industry. Now at 81, he is still actively concerned about the future of people in Ontario and Canada.xxi, 146 p., [20] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Untold Story of Ontario's Bushworkers : A Political Memoir. To get started finding The Untold Story of Ontario's Bushworkers : A Political Memoir, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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