{"product_id":"cracked-how-telephone-operators-took-on-canadas-largest-corporation-and-won-paperback","title":"Cracked: How Telephone Operators Took on Canada's Largest Corporation ... and Won - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan M. Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e2015 Ontario Historical Society Alison Prentice Award -- Winner\u003cbr\u003e2016 Heritage Toronto Book Award -- Nominated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of the Bell Canada union drive and the phone operator strike that brought sweeping reform to women's workplace rights.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1970s, Bell Canada was Canada's largest corporation. It employed thousands of people, including a large number of women who worked as operators and endured very poor pay and working conditions. Joan Roberts, a former operator, tells the story of how she and a group of dedicated labour organizers helped to initiate a campaign to unionize Bell Canada's operators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the point of view of the workers and the organizers, Roberts tells an important story in Canada's labour history. The unionization of Bell Canada's operators was a huge victory for Canada's working women. The victory at Bell established new standards for women in other so-called \"pink-collar\" jobs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoan M. Roberts served as a union organizer for the phone operators at Bell Canada. She later worked as a development consultant for the Labour Council Development Foundation. Currently, she runs a training and consulting practice. She lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52487663550771,"sku":"9781459731721","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/qEnA6pw-y-9781459731721.webp?v=1759852326","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/cracked-how-telephone-operators-took-on-canadas-largest-corporation-and-won-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}