Books from the CCLH
A Class Act: An Illustrated History of Labour Movement in Newfoundland and Labrador.by Bill Gillespie
Working People rarely make it inot the history books and when they do the picture is seldom flattering. Too often, ordinary Newfoundlanders have been cast as a race of cap-doffers and forelock-tuggers. in this book Bill Gillerspie confronts the myth. He tells the story of that most important of working institutions - the trade union. And as the story unfolds, a new cast of characters is introduced to our written history. They are the men and wemon who struggled within an economic system they did not control to improve the lives of their families and their class. Gillespie records their losses and their victories; their weaknesses as well as their strengths. Ulitmately he records their success. It is the story of how Newfoundland trade unionists surprised even themselves and turned their tiny country into the most highly unionized corner of North America.
ISBN 0-9692623-0-2, 1986, paper, 148pp., $12.95
