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From Victoria to Vladivostok: Canada's Siberian Expedition, 1917-19 (review)

From Victoria to Vladivostok: Canada's Siberian Expedition, 1917-19 (review) reviews / comptes rendus / 219 create an independent union, defeated, from their perspective, by a union movement dominated by American unions and conservative leaders. After the ccu defeat in Cape Breton, St. Amand made his way back to Halifax where he soon responded to a request by childcare workers at Dalhousie University to assist them in forming a union. The campaign's eventual success brought more requests for assistance from women in other educational service industries. Through the 1990s, St. Amand devoted his seemingly limitless energy to organizing communication service workers, including those in the new call centres popping up across the region. St. Amand was a major figure within the ccu and anyone interested in its history should consult this book. In the biography there are many testimonials to the importance of St. Amand's contributions to left-wing labour politics and the cause of social justice. The Guy in the Green Truck is an interesting collective memoir of the life of St. Amand assembled by family and friends and crafted into a very readable narrative by James McCrorie. The book does not pretend to be a critical or definitive biography of St. Amand. The biography does provide us, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Labour / Le Travail The Canadian Committee on Labour History

From Victoria to Vladivostok: Canada's Siberian Expedition, 1917-19 (review)

Smele, Jon.
Labour / Le Travail , Volume 67 (1) – Jun 17, 2011
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reviews / comptes rendus / 219 create an independent union, defeated, from their perspective, by a union movement dominated by American unions and conservative leaders. After the ccu defeat in Cape Breton, St. Amand made his way back to Halifax where he soon responded to a request by childcare workers at Dalhousie University to assist them in forming a union. The campaign's eventual success brought more requests for assistance from women in other educational service industries. Through the 1990s, St. Amand devoted his seemingly limitless energy to organizing communication service workers, including those in the new call centres popping up across the region. St. Amand was a major figure within the ccu and anyone interested in its history should consult this book. In the biography there are many testimonials to the importance of St. Amand's contributions to left-wing labour politics and the cause of social justice. The Guy in the Green Truck is an interesting collective memoir of the life of St. Amand assembled by family and friends and crafted into a very readable narrative by James McCrorie. The book does not pretend to be a critical or definitive biography of St. Amand. The biography does provide us,

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Published: Jun 17, 2011

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