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Sweatshop Strife

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Description for Sweatshop Strife Paperback. Frager has been able to gain access to original records that shed new light on an important chapter in Canadian ethnic, labour, and women's history. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 330 pages, , black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.

In the first half of the twentieth century, many of Toronto's immigrant Jews eked out a living in the needle-trade sweatshops of Spadina Avenue. In response to their expliotation on the shop floor, immigrant Jewish garment workers built one of the most advanced sections of the Canadian and American labour movements. Much more than a collective bargaining agency, Toronto's Jewish labour movement had a distinctly socialist orientation and grew out of a vibrant Jewish working-class culture.

Ruth Frager examines the development of this unique movement, its sources of strength, and its limitations, focusing particularly on the complex interplay of class, ... Read more

In its prime, Toronto's Jewish labour movement struggled not only to improve hard sweatshop condistions but also to bring about a fundamental socialist transformation. It was an uphill battle. Drastic economic downturns, hard employer offensives, and state repressions all worked against unionists' workplace demands. Ethnic, gender, and ideological divisions weakened the movement and were manipulated by employers and their allies.

Drawing on her knowledge of Yiddish, Frager has been able to gain access to original records that shed new light on an important chapter in Canadian ethnic, labour, and women's history.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Series
Heritage
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802068958
SKU
V9780802068958
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About Ruth Frager
Ruth A. Frager is an associate professor in the Department of History at McMaster University.

Reviews for Sweatshop Strife
'A fascinating account of Jewish working-class activism and the relations between Jews across gender and class lines in the Toronto garment industry.'
Sonya O. Rose
Signs
'Frager's book benefits from a careful mining of Yiddish-language sources, particularly Yiddish newspapers, which provide unparalleled glimpses into the inner-life of the immigrant Jewish community.'
American Jewish History 'This book ... Read more

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