Labour's Dilemma: The Gender Politics of Auto Workers in Canada, 1937-79

by Pamela Sugiman

The growth of the United Auto Workers in Canada dramatically improved the lives of thousands of workers. Not only did it achieve impressive bargaining gains, but the UAW was regarded as one of the most democratic and socially progressive of the major industrial unions in North America. However, workers in the automotive sector, who constituted the largest segment of the UAW membership, witnessed blatant gender inequalities. From 1937 to 1979, UAW...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802074030
• ISBN13: 9780802074034
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher