LEADER 04830nam 2200757 450 001 9910455939703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-05658-1 010 $a9786612056581 010 $a1-4426-8031-8 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442680319 035 $a(CKB)2420000000004385 035 $a(EBL)3251352 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000310875 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11265837 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000310875 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10315056 035 $a(PQKB)11791083 035 $a(CaPaEBR)417495 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00600800 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3251352 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4671991 035 $a(DE-B1597)464904 035 $a(OCoLC)944177487 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442680319 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4671991 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11257678 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL205658 035 $a(OCoLC)958581285 035 $a(EXLCZ)992420000000004385 100 $a20160922h19921992 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSweatshop strife $eclass, ethnicity, and gender in the Jewish labour movement of Toronto 1900-1939 /$fRuth A. Frager 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d1992. 210 4$dİ1992 215 $a1 online resource (331 p.) 225 0 $aHeritage 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8020-6895-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tAbbreviations Used in the Text -- $tA Note on the Use of Yiddish -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. A Mound of Ashes in the Golden Land. The Setting -- $t2. Pulling in One Direction. The Development of Jewish Working-Class Activism -- $t3. Uncle Moses and the Slaves. Relations between Jewish Manufacturers and Jewish Workers -- $t4. 'Mixing with People on Spadina'. The Tense Relations between Non-Jewish Workers and Jewish Workers -- $t5. 'Better Material to Exploit'. The Barriers to Women's Participation in the Labour Movement -- $t6. 'Just as a Worker'. The Dearth of Female-Oriented Strategies -- $t7. Doing Things That Men Do. Women Activists in the Needle Trades -- $t8 Pulling Apart. Divisions over Political Ideology -- $tConclusion -- $tAppendix -- $tNotes -- $tSelect Bibliography -- $tIndex -- $tPicture Credits 330 $aIn the first half of the twentieth century, many of Toronto's immigrant Jews eked out a living in the needle-trade sweatshops of Spadina Avenue. In response to their expliotation on the shop floor, immigrant Jewish garment workers built one of the most advanced sections of the Canadian and American labour movements. Much more than a collective bargaining agency, Toronto's Jewish labour movement had a distinctly socialist orientation and grew out of a vibrant Jewish working-class culture.Ruth Frager examines the development of this unique movement, its sources of strength, and its limitations, focusing particularly on the complex interplay of class, ethnic, and gender interests and identities in the history of the movement. She examines the relationships between Jewish workers and Jewish manufacturers as well as relations between Jewish and non-Jewish workers and male and female workers in the city's clothing industry.In its prime, Toronto's Jewish labour movement struggled not only to improve hard sweatshop condistions but also to bring about a fundamental socialist transformation. It was an uphill battle. Drastic economic downturns, hard employer offensives, and state repressions all worked against unionists' workplace demands. Ethnic, gender, and ideological divisions weakened the movement and were manipulated by employers and their allies.Drawing on her knowledge of Yiddish, Frager has been able to gain access to original records that shed new light on an important chapter in Canadian ethnic, labour, and women's history. 410 4$aThe social history of Canada ;$v47 410 4$aThe social history of Canada ;$v47 606 $aJewish labor unions$zOntario$zToronto$xHistory 606 $aLabor movement$zOntario$zToronto$xHistory 606 $aWomen in the labor movement$zOntario$zToronto$xHistory 606 $aJews$zOntario$zToronto$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aJewish labor unions$xHistory. 615 0$aLabor movement$xHistory. 615 0$aWomen in the labor movement$xHistory. 615 0$aJews$xHistory. 676 $a331.6/39240713541 700 $aFrager$b Ruth A.$f1950-$01044158 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455939703321 996 $aSweatshop strife$92469621 997 $aUNINA