Cracked

How Telephone Operators Took on Canada’s Largest Corporation ... And Won

Business & Finance, Business Reference, Corporate History, Industries & Professions, Industries
Cover of the book Cracked by Joan M. Roberts, Dundurn
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Joan M. Roberts ISBN: 9781459731745
Publisher: Dundurn Publication: December 19, 2015
Imprint: Dundurn Language: English
Author: Joan M. Roberts
ISBN: 9781459731745
Publisher: Dundurn
Publication: December 19, 2015
Imprint: Dundurn
Language: English

2015 Ontario Historical Society Alison Prentice Award — Winner
2016 Heritage Toronto Book Award — Nominated

The story of the Bell Canada union drive and the phone operator strike that brought sweeping reform to women’s workplace rights.

In the 1970s, Bell Canada was Canada’s largest corporation. It employed thousands of people, including a large number of women who worked as operators and endured very poor pay and working conditions. Joan Roberts, a former operator, tells the story of how she and a group of dedicated labour organizers helped to initiate a campaign to unionize Bell Canada’s operators.

From the point of view of the workers and the organizers, Roberts tells an important story in Canada’s labour history. The unionization of Bell Canada’s operators was a huge victory for Canada’s working women. The victory at Bell established new standards for women in other so-called “pink-collar” jobs.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

2015 Ontario Historical Society Alison Prentice Award — Winner
2016 Heritage Toronto Book Award — Nominated

The story of the Bell Canada union drive and the phone operator strike that brought sweeping reform to women’s workplace rights.

In the 1970s, Bell Canada was Canada’s largest corporation. It employed thousands of people, including a large number of women who worked as operators and endured very poor pay and working conditions. Joan Roberts, a former operator, tells the story of how she and a group of dedicated labour organizers helped to initiate a campaign to unionize Bell Canada’s operators.

From the point of view of the workers and the organizers, Roberts tells an important story in Canada’s labour history. The unionization of Bell Canada’s operators was a huge victory for Canada’s working women. The victory at Bell established new standards for women in other so-called “pink-collar” jobs.

More books from Dundurn

Cover of the book Boom Town Blues: Elliot Lake by Joan M. Roberts
Cover of the book The Big Book of Canadian Ghost Stories by Joan M. Roberts
Cover of the book The Glenwood Treasure by Joan M. Roberts
Cover of the book How Leaders Speak by Joan M. Roberts
Cover of the book The Path Through the Trees by Joan M. Roberts
Cover of the book Twenty Greatest Hockey Goals by Joan M. Roberts
Cover of the book Eavesdroppings by Joan M. Roberts
Cover of the book Ghost Stories of British Columbia by Joan M. Roberts
Cover of the book Season of Iron by Joan M. Roberts
Cover of the book To Go Upon Discovery by Joan M. Roberts
Cover of the book Shooting Paddlers by Joan M. Roberts
Cover of the book Seeds of Time by Joan M. Roberts
Cover of the book None So Blind by Joan M. Roberts
Cover of the book Now You Know Hockey by Joan M. Roberts
Cover of the book Strange School, Secret Wish by Joan M. Roberts
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy