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By the 1920s child labour and school attendance legislation had almost eliminated the full-time labour of those under fifteen. However, interview data show that both middle- and working-class Canadian children continued to do a great deal of work in their households. Many young boys and girls also worked at regular and irregular part-time paying jobs. The earnings of working-class children often stood between their families and real economic hardship, while those of middle-class youngsters reduced pressure on tight family budgets. In addition to its contribution to family economies, children's work played a considerable role in developing the gender identities of both girls and boys.
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The article reviews the book "Canadian Union Movement in the 1980s: Perspectives From Union Leaders," edited by Pradeep Kumar and Dennis Ryan.
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An attempt is made to empirically address the issue of whether promotions of female clerical employees are less likely when education and other qualifications are held constant. A model was developed for the probability of promotion. The data were drawn from a large public employer and covered the period of the early 1980s. Questionnaires were sent to all employees, with a 75% response rate. The questionnaires supplemented employer records. Results of the study demonstrated that female clerks were not treated in the same way as their male counterparts in regard to promotions to junior levels of management. The regressions predicted that, if females had been subject to the male criteria, their success in obtaining the promotions would have been almost double its actual value and higher than the actual success of males. The results also indicated a prima facie case of discrimination in promotion. The results were especially important since most discussion of affirmative action focuses on increasing the number of women in upper levels of management.
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This article reviews the book, "Union-Management Relations in Canada," 2nd ed., by John C. Anderson, Morley Gunderson, and Allen Ponak.
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The article reviews the book, "Reproducing Families: The Political Economy of English Population History," by David Levine.
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The article reviews the books "Am I That Name?: Feminism and the Category of Women in History," by Denise Riley and "Gender and the Politics of History," by Joan Wallach Scott.
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The article reviews the book, "Santé et sécurité du travail," by Micheline Plasse.
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The paper presents data from a study of workers' knowledge, perceptions and actions regarding occupational health and safety. The correlates of workers' knowledge of health and safety legislation are analyzed, as well as the links between their knowledge and their resistance to hazardous work. The data suggest that workers who are most disadvantaged in the workplace are least likely to be aware of their rights. The correlates of action regarding health and safety are less clear, though knowledge of the legislation was related to resistance to hazardous work.
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The article reviews the book, "L'entreprise à l'écoute," by Michel Crozier.
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The article reviews the book, "The New Unionism: Employee Involvement in the Changing Corporation," by Charles C. Heckscher.
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The article reviews the book, "The Commercial Fishery of the Canadian Great Lakes," by A. B. McCullough.
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La planification des ressources humaines en tant que nouveau style de gestion des ressources humaines est en train d'émerger dans le secteur privé. La présente étude montre qu'elle commence également à apparaître dans le secteur public. À partir d'une enquête par entrevue (n = 11) et par questionnaire (n = 76), cette recherche indique que la planification des ressources humaines a fait son apparition dans certaines parties de la fonction publique fédérale.
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The article reviews the book, "The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History," by Craig Heron.