1005: Political Life in a Union

Imprint: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Publication Date: 1 January 1982
Copyright Year: 1982
ISBN: 9780888625502
Page Count: 100
Dimensions: 6" x 9"

Name: 1005: Political Life in a Union
SKU: 9780888625502
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by Bill Freeman

The story of 1005, a rich record of working-class politics and labour relations in Canada.

In Canada's turbulent labour relations history, few players are more prominent than Steelworkers Local 1005 at Stelco in Hamilton, Ontario. In telling hte story of 1005, BILL FREEMAN explores the nature of political life in a union local. He examines the social and economic forces that shape the politics of the local's members, as well as the political system within.

The story of 1005 is a rich record of working-class politics and labour relations in Canada.

About the Author

BILL FREEMAN is an award-winning historian, novelist, and screenwriter. Among his previous publications are Far from Home: Canadians in the First World War, which he co-authored with Richard Nielsen; A Magical Place: Toronto Island and Its People, winner of a Certificate of Commendation from Heritage Toronto in 2000; Casa Loma: Toronto's Fairy-Tale Castle and Its Owner Sir Henry Pellatt, which received the Heritage Toronto Award of Merit in 1999; Their Town: The Mafia, the Media and the Party Machine, a study of political power in Hamilton co-authored with Marsha Hewitt; and 1005: Political Life in a Union Local. Bill Freeman is also a popular children's author who has won the prestigious Vicky Metcalf Award for "a body of work" and a Canada Council Award for Juvenile Literature.