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The Red Baron of IBEW Local 213 Les McDonald, Union Politics, and the 1966 Wildcat Strike at Lenkurt Electric

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Referencing Local 213’s Minute Books, newspaper articles, collected correspondence, as well as dozens of personal interviews conducted by the author, this book examines the history of IBEW Local 213 in the turbulent years leading up to the Lenkurt strike. In addition to describing these events and their important historical ramifications, author Ian McDonald chronicles how his father helped to rebuild a left faction within the local union. With a focus on the period between 1955 to 1985, this ground-breaking study of a single construction trade union local—its brief post-World War II experience with Communist leadership, well-known work-site militancy, and repeated interventions by the IBEW’s International Office—sheds light on the local’s “red” minority activism and ultimately explains why McDonald returned to the world of sport to finish his career.

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Series Title

Working Canadians: Books from the CCLH

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6 x 9, 404 pages

Publisher

: ., 2023

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Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9781771993487

Classification

6 x 9, 404 pages

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text

Media Type

computer

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online resource

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Subject(s)

Canadian History, Political Science

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Ian McDonald

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Arin

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