TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bradwin,Edmund W.
TI  - The Bunkhouse Man. a Study of Work and Pay in the Camps of Canada, 1903–1914
T2  - Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law
SN  - 9780231931663
PY  - 1928///]
CY  - New York, NY : 
PB  - Columbia University Press, 
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - 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; restricted access
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7312/brad93166
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231892346
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