Suchergebnisse

1. Introduction -- 2. Antarctic mining might be possible—from finding gold to 1982 -- 3. Negotiating a minerals convention—June 1982 to June 1988 -- 4. Doubts about CRAMRA—June 1988 to May 1989 -- 5. Antarctica's crisis of consensus—May to October 1989 -- 6.Tensions over Antarctica's future—October 1989 to November 1990 -- 7. Negotiating an environment protocol—November 1990 to April 1991 -- 8. Antarctic consensus restored—April to October 1991 -- 9. Influences and influencers in Antarctic affairs -- 10. Conclusions. .

One of the few trade union economists in Canada, Andrew Jackson brings his unique insider perspective to bear on the history of the democratic socialist tradition. This fiery memoir will inspire a new generation of activists who believe that a true democracy cannot exist with great inequalities of wealth and political power.

The Canadian labour movement faces an existential crisis. State and business hostility to unions is not new, but the attack has recently intensified as conservative political forces and major employer groups have embraced the agenda of the US Republican right. Mirroring anti-union US labour law would lead to the precipitous decline of union density in Canada, which is already eroding due to the manufacturing crisis and the long-standing failure of unions to organize in private services. The new attack is more a product of labour movement weakness than strength, and will be most effectively resisted by increasing union density and bargaining power in the private sector.