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The Red Baron of IBEW Local 213
Les McDonald, the “Red Baron” of IBEW Local 213, was a Communist activist and leader in Vancouver’s electrical workers’ union. He played a pivotal role in the 1966 Lenkurt Electric wildcat strike that led to the imprisonment of four trade union leaders and shaped Canadian labour history. Referencing Local 213’s Minute Books, newspaper articles, collected correspondence, as well as personal interviews, this book examines the history of IBEW Local 213 in the turbulent years leading up to the Lenkurt strike.
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Learning Online: An Introduction to Online Education for the Health Disciplines
Learning Online prepares students to succeed in the online learning environment. This resource is a guide to the various components of online education, be they synchronous or asynchronous, paced or self-paced, and helps students understand their role as online learners alongside other students and their instructors. Though tailored to the needs of AU’s Faculty of Health Disciplines learners, much of the content is transferable to learners across institutions and programs.
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Women and Leadership in Distance Education in Canada
The impact of distance education on higher learning is undeniable, and women have played a significant role in shaping the evolution of this field. However, their leadership contributions have remained largely unacknowledged and undervalued. Women and Leadership in Distance Education in Canada addresses this critical gap by amplifying the voices of Canadian women who have fostered inclusive, relational, and complexity-based leadership approaches that prioritize student needs, accessibility, and social justice.
Series Spotlight
Working Canadians: Books from the CCLH focuses on the lives and struggles of Canada’s working people, past and present, and on the unions and other organizations that workers founded to represent their interests.
Cape Breton in the Long Twentieth Century Formations and Legacies of Industrial Capitalism
edited by Lachlan MacKinnon and Andrew Parnaby
Dissenting Traditions Essays on Bryan D. Palmer, Marxism, and History
edited by Sean Carleton, Ted McCoy, and Julia Smith
Defying Expectations The Case of UFCW Local 401
Jason Foster
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In celebration of the publication of The Red Baron of IBEW Local 213, we are highlighting the other books in our Working Canadians series. This series is published in partnership…
We have been busy as bees here at AU Press, working to create a wonderful spring season filled with books. This season features thought-provoking scholarship that speaks to the current…
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