Leading Progress: The Professional Institute of the Public Service Canada 1920–2020

Russell, Jason

ISBN 10: 177113478X / ISBN 13: 9781771134781

Published by Between the Lines, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2020

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236pp. Photo illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and not creased. Octavo.

Seller Inventory # 049597

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Leading Progress: The Professional Institute of the Public Service Canada 1920?2020
• Publisher: Between the Lines, Toronto, ON, Canada
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 177113478X
• ISBN 13: 9781771134781
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Canadian History
  • Canadian Politics

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Synopsis

On February 6, 1920, a small group of public service employees met for the first time to form a professional association. A century later, the Professional Institute of the Public Service Canada (PIPSC) is a bargaining agent representing close to 60,000 public sector workers, whose collective efforts for the public good have touched the lives of every Canadian.

Published on the centennial of PIPSC's founding, Leading Progress is the definitive account of its evolution from then to now&;and a rare glimpse into an under-studied corner of North American labour history. Researcher Dr. Jason Russell draws on a rich collection of sources, including archival material and oral history interviews with dozens of current and past PIPSC members. The story that unfolds is a complex one, filled with success and struggle, told with clarity and even-handedness.

After decades of demographic and generational shifts, economic booms and busts, and political sea change, PIPSC looks toward its next hundred years with its mission as strong as ever: to advocate for social and economic justice that benefits all Canadians.

About the Author

Dr. Jason Russell holds a PhD in history from York University and is an associate professor at SUNY Empire State College in Buffalo, New York. He is the author of Our Union: UAW/CAW Local 27 from 1950 to 1990 and Making Managers in Canada, 1945-1995: Companies, Community Colleges, and Universities. He is currently working on several forthcoming books on North American labour history.