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Title : Myths and Realities of the Canadian Mining Industry Material Type: printed text Authors: Ximena Cuadra, Author ; Éva Mascolo-Fortin, Author ; Marie-Ève Marleau, Author Publisher: L'Entraide Missionnaire Publication Date: 2016 ISBN (or other code): ZINE CLI CUA 2016 Languages : English (eng) Descriptors: Climate Change
Environment and Urban Planning
Labour, Unionism, Working-ClassAbstract: Implementing mining projects within a territory causes multiple social and environmental disruptions. In
the absence of un-biased, comprehensive and independent information sources on Canadian mining
projects, the effects of mining processes are often difficult to assess. The discourse of mining companies
and governments rarely contribute to understanding of the issues involved. The mining industry possesses
an arsenal of public communication tools, allowing it to promise numerous benefits and to promote its
own approach social responsibility programs. What do we know of the real impacts?
In the light of the cases presented before the Peoples Permanent Tribunal, this document seeks to
encourage a critical examination of certain assumptions about the Canadian mining industry. Through the
short presentation of eight myths related to mining, we aim to share alternative perspectives of the
impacts as experienced by affected communities. Of course, the impacts of mining are not the same
everywhere. The cases presented to the Tribunal, however, proved to be highly emblematic of the issues
associated with the majority of mining projects and dominant norms of mining. This presentation of myths
and reality also draws on various publications which have examined mining companies' discourse with a
critical perspective. We invite you to consult these documents to continue reflectionMyths and Realities of the Canadian Mining Industry [printed text] / Ximena Cuadra, Author ; Éva Mascolo-Fortin, Author ; Marie-Ève Marleau, Author . - [S.l.] : L'Entraide Missionnaire, 2016.
ISSN : ZINE CLI CUA 2016
Languages : English (eng)
Descriptors: Climate Change
Environment and Urban Planning
Labour, Unionism, Working-ClassAbstract: Implementing mining projects within a territory causes multiple social and environmental disruptions. In
the absence of un-biased, comprehensive and independent information sources on Canadian mining
projects, the effects of mining processes are often difficult to assess. The discourse of mining companies
and governments rarely contribute to understanding of the issues involved. The mining industry possesses
an arsenal of public communication tools, allowing it to promise numerous benefits and to promote its
own approach social responsibility programs. What do we know of the real impacts?
In the light of the cases presented before the Peoples Permanent Tribunal, this document seeks to
encourage a critical examination of certain assumptions about the Canadian mining industry. Through the
short presentation of eight myths related to mining, we aim to share alternative perspectives of the
impacts as experienced by affected communities. Of course, the impacts of mining are not the same
everywhere. The cases presented to the Tribunal, however, proved to be highly emblematic of the issues
associated with the majority of mining projects and dominant norms of mining. This presentation of myths
and reality also draws on various publications which have examined mining companies' discourse with a
critical perspective. We invite you to consult these documents to continue reflectionCopies
Barcode Call number Media type Location Section Status ZINE CLI CUA 2016 ZINE CLI CUA 2016 Zine Sustainable Concordia Climate Change (SC) Available
Title : Oil and Class Struggle Material Type: printed text Authors: Petter Nore, Editor ; Terisa Turner, Editor Publisher: Zed Books Publication Date: 1980 ISBN (or other code): labnor1980 Languages : English (eng) Descriptors: Labour, Unionism, Working-Class Keywords: Oil, imperialism, capitalism Abstract: *Oil and Class Struggle* is by an international group of radical oil scholars. Their books appears at a time when the second world oil crisis of late 1979 has reminded us how fragile the energy base of the world today still is. The opening chapters deal with general aspects of the oil industry. They make significant theoretical contributions to the central questions of the determinants of world oil prices; and to issues such as the relationship between capital and energy, nationalization of oil resources, and alternative oil exploration strategies for Third World countries.
The second half of the book deals with the impact of oil on specific countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria, Trinidad, Venezuela, and one case study from a new Western oil producer – the province of Alberta in Canada. Critical questions raised include the new dimensions of class formation in the oil-rich states, oil workers' struggles against their governments and the oil companies, government/oil company conflict, and the general issue – vital for more and more Third World states – of whether oil, as a resource with a constantly rising price, opens up viable path of capitalist development. –Oil and Class Struggle [printed text] / Petter Nore, Editor ; Terisa Turner, Editor . - [S.l.] : Zed Books, 1980.
ISSN : labnor1980
Languages : English (eng)
Descriptors: Labour, Unionism, Working-Class Keywords: Oil, imperialism, capitalism Abstract: *Oil and Class Struggle* is by an international group of radical oil scholars. Their books appears at a time when the second world oil crisis of late 1979 has reminded us how fragile the energy base of the world today still is. The opening chapters deal with general aspects of the oil industry. They make significant theoretical contributions to the central questions of the determinants of world oil prices; and to issues such as the relationship between capital and energy, nationalization of oil resources, and alternative oil exploration strategies for Third World countries.
The second half of the book deals with the impact of oil on specific countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria, Trinidad, Venezuela, and one case study from a new Western oil producer – the province of Alberta in Canada. Critical questions raised include the new dimensions of class formation in the oil-rich states, oil workers' struggles against their governments and the oil companies, government/oil company conflict, and the general issue – vital for more and more Third World states – of whether oil, as a resource with a constantly rising price, opens up viable path of capitalist development. –Copies
Barcode Call number Media type Location Section Status LABNOR1980 LABNOR1980 Livre/Book Labour Library Labour, Unionism, Working-Class Available
Title : Poor Peoples' Movements Original title : Why They Succeed, How They Fail Material Type: printed text Authors: Frances Fox Piven, Author ; Richard A. Cloward, Author Publisher: Random house Publication Date: 1977 ISBN (or other code): LabPiv1977 Languages : English (eng) Descriptors: Black Studies
Labour, Unionism, Working-Class
Poverty StudiesKeywords: Poverty, Social Movements, Civil Rights, Frances Fox Piven, Welfare, Industrial Strikes Abstract: "Have the poor fared best by participating in conventional electoral politics or by engaging in mass defiance and disruption? The authors of the classic *Regulating The Poor* assess the successes and failures of these two strategies as they examine, in this provocative study, four protest movements of lower-class groups in 20th century America:
– The mobilization of the unemployed during the Great Depression that gave rise to the Workers' Alliance of America
– The Industrial strikes that resulted in the formation of the CIO
– The Southern Civil Rights Movement
– The movement of welfare recipients led by the National Welfare Rights Organization."
Poor Peoples' Movements = Why They Succeed, How They Fail [printed text] / Frances Fox Piven, Author ; Richard A. Cloward, Author . - [S.l.] : Random house, 1977.
ISSN : LabPiv1977
Languages : English (eng)
Descriptors: Black Studies
Labour, Unionism, Working-Class
Poverty StudiesKeywords: Poverty, Social Movements, Civil Rights, Frances Fox Piven, Welfare, Industrial Strikes Abstract: "Have the poor fared best by participating in conventional electoral politics or by engaging in mass defiance and disruption? The authors of the classic *Regulating The Poor* assess the successes and failures of these two strategies as they examine, in this provocative study, four protest movements of lower-class groups in 20th century America:
– The mobilization of the unemployed during the Great Depression that gave rise to the Workers' Alliance of America
– The Industrial strikes that resulted in the formation of the CIO
– The Southern Civil Rights Movement
– The movement of welfare recipients led by the National Welfare Rights Organization."
Copies
Barcode Call number Media type Location Section Status LABPIV1979 LABPIV1979 Livre/Book Labour Library Labour, Unionism, Working-Class Available
Title : Poor Workers' Unions Original title : Rebuilding Labor from Below Material Type: printed text Authors: Vanessa Tait, Editor Publisher: Boston [USA] : South End Press Publication Date: 2005 ISBN (or other code): LabTai2005 Languages : English (eng) Descriptors: Labour, Unionism, Working-Class Keywords: Poor Workers, Labour, Unionism, New Labour, Organizing Abstract: "Domestic workers. Undocumented immigrants. Workfare laborers. Long regarded by tradition trade unions as "unorganizable," these and millions of other poor workers are becoming the new face of labor. An essential primer to the "other labor movement," *Poor Workers' Unions* presents the community/labor partnerships, workers' centers, and independent caucuses that are revitalizing labor for the twenty-first century. Making extensive use of organizational archives and interviews with organizers, activist-writer Vanessa Tait deftly illuminates key connections between social justice movements of the last fifty years and today's most innovative labor organizing." Poor Workers' Unions = Rebuilding Labor from Below [printed text] / Vanessa Tait, Editor . - Boston (USA) : South End Press, 2005.
ISSN : LabTai2005
Languages : English (eng)
Descriptors: Labour, Unionism, Working-Class Keywords: Poor Workers, Labour, Unionism, New Labour, Organizing Abstract: "Domestic workers. Undocumented immigrants. Workfare laborers. Long regarded by tradition trade unions as "unorganizable," these and millions of other poor workers are becoming the new face of labor. An essential primer to the "other labor movement," *Poor Workers' Unions* presents the community/labor partnerships, workers' centers, and independent caucuses that are revitalizing labor for the twenty-first century. Making extensive use of organizational archives and interviews with organizers, activist-writer Vanessa Tait deftly illuminates key connections between social justice movements of the last fifty years and today's most innovative labor organizing." Copies
Barcode Call number Media type Location Section Status LABTAI2005 LABTAI2005 Livre/Book Labour Library Labour, Unionism, Working-Class Available
Title : Pullman: An Experiment in Industrial Order and Community Planning, 1800-1930 Material Type: printed text Authors: Stanley Buder, Author Publisher: Oxford University Press New York Publication Date: 1979 Series: The Urban Life in America Series ISBN (or other code): BUDLAB1979 Languages : English (eng) Descriptors: Labour, Unionism, Working-Class Keywords: Urban Planning, Labour, America Abstract: The city has played an important role in the growth of the United States from the earliest times to the present. Despite this importance, the urbanization of the nation has been, until recently, neglected by historians. The Urban Life in America Series attempts to develop this dimension of the American past. Some books deal with single cities over a significant period of time; others are comparative, treating two or more cities in different regions or perhaps different periods. Still others concentrate on factors which account for urban growth, such as transportation, immigration, industrialization, and commercial development. Pullman: An Experiment in Industrial Order and Community Planning, 1800-1930 [printed text] / Stanley Buder, Author . - [S.l.] : Oxford University Press New York, 1979. - (The Urban Life in America Series) .
ISSN : BUDLAB1979
Languages : English (eng)
Descriptors: Labour, Unionism, Working-Class Keywords: Urban Planning, Labour, America Abstract: The city has played an important role in the growth of the United States from the earliest times to the present. Despite this importance, the urbanization of the nation has been, until recently, neglected by historians. The Urban Life in America Series attempts to develop this dimension of the American past. Some books deal with single cities over a significant period of time; others are comparative, treating two or more cities in different regions or perhaps different periods. Still others concentrate on factors which account for urban growth, such as transportation, immigration, industrialization, and commercial development. Copies
Barcode Call number Media type Location Section Status LABBUD1979 LABBUD1979 Livre/Book Labour Library Labour, Unionism, Working-Class Available
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