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The Bunkhouse Man. a Study of Work and Pay in the Camps of Canada, 1903–1914 / Edmund W. Bradwin.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law ; 296Publisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1928]Copyright date: ©1928Description: 1 online resource (306 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780231931663
  • 9780231892346
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Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- CHAPTER I. THE BACKGROUND OF THE NAVVY HISTORICAL OUTLINES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF CANADA'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS -- CHAPTER II. THE CONTRACT SYSTEM ON RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION THE SPHERE OF THE HEAD-CONTRACTOR AND THE PRACTICE OF SUB-LETTING -- CHAPTER III WORK AND PAY IN ISOLATED CAMPS (1903-1914) -- CHAPTER IV. SOME ETHNIC GROUPINGS AMONG CAMPMEN -- CHAPTER V. WHEN THE CAMPMAN BECOMES A CONTRACTOR -- CHAPTER VI. SHACKS AND SHACK-MEN ON RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION -- CHAPTER VII .THE MEDICAL SYSTEM ON FRONTIER WORKS -- CHAPTER VIII. SOME ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENTS FOR WORKERS IN CAMPS -- CHAPTER IX. WHAT CONSTITUTES REAL WAGES FOR THE BUNKHOUSE MAN -- CHAPTER Χ. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE CONTRACT SYSTEM ? -- CHAPTER XI. OTTAWA AND THE CAMPS -- CHAPTER XII. THE BUNKHOUSE MAN AND PUBLIC OPINION -- CHAPTER XIII. THE CHALLENGE OF THE MIGRATORY WORKERS -- CONCLUSION THE BUNKHOUSE MAN : His PLACE IN THE LIFE OF THE DOMINION -- APPENDICES -- INDEX
Summary: Sheds light on the lives of workers, known as bunkhouse men, who worked for the National Transcontinental Railway in Canada during the early 1900's. Examines issues such as the work, pay, housing, and medical care.
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Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- CHAPTER I. THE BACKGROUND OF THE NAVVY HISTORICAL OUTLINES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF CANADA'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS -- CHAPTER II. THE CONTRACT SYSTEM ON RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION THE SPHERE OF THE HEAD-CONTRACTOR AND THE PRACTICE OF SUB-LETTING -- CHAPTER III WORK AND PAY IN ISOLATED CAMPS (1903-1914) -- CHAPTER IV. SOME ETHNIC GROUPINGS AMONG CAMPMEN -- CHAPTER V. WHEN THE CAMPMAN BECOMES A CONTRACTOR -- CHAPTER VI. SHACKS AND SHACK-MEN ON RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION -- CHAPTER VII .THE MEDICAL SYSTEM ON FRONTIER WORKS -- CHAPTER VIII. SOME ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENTS FOR WORKERS IN CAMPS -- CHAPTER IX. WHAT CONSTITUTES REAL WAGES FOR THE BUNKHOUSE MAN -- CHAPTER Χ. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE CONTRACT SYSTEM ? -- CHAPTER XI. OTTAWA AND THE CAMPS -- CHAPTER XII. THE BUNKHOUSE MAN AND PUBLIC OPINION -- CHAPTER XIII. THE CHALLENGE OF THE MIGRATORY WORKERS -- CONCLUSION THE BUNKHOUSE MAN : His PLACE IN THE LIFE OF THE DOMINION -- APPENDICES -- INDEX

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Sheds light on the lives of workers, known as bunkhouse men, who worked for the National Transcontinental Railway in Canada during the early 1900's. Examines issues such as the work, pay, housing, and medical care.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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