Alexander C. Pathy. Waterfront Blues: Labour Strife at the Port of Montreal, 1960-1978. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2004. ix + 328 pp. Photographs, notes, index. $53.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-8020-8980-1.

Reviewed by: Andrew Parnaby, Department of History, Cape Breton University.
Published by: H-Canada (October, 2005)

From: Marcel van der Linden,

Call for Papers

The International Institute of Social History (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) and AMSAB - Institute for Social History (Ghent, Belgium) are jointly preparing a conference on the past and present of the International Labor Organization. If possible, the conference papers should lay the foundation for a collection of essays to be published later.

From: Anand Pakiam,

Heiner Lindner: "Um etwas zu erreichen, muss man sich etwas vornehmen, von dem man glaubt, dass es unmöglich sei". Der Internationale Sozialistische Kampf-Bund (ISK) und seine Publikationen (In order to achieve something, one must undertake what one thinks to be impossible. The Militant Socialist International and its Publications) Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, History Discussion Group, No. 64, ed. by Dieter Dowe, 270 pages, 15 illustrations, Bonn 2006.

Rosario González Martínez ( ) sends the following information about the International Conference about the Spanish Civil War, Madrid, November 27, 28 and 29, 2006.

The Fondazione Turati (Florence) recently published three new titles:

This book charts the turbulent history of the International Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) from its foundation in 1913, to its dissolution in 1945. Established to protect and advance the interests of workers of all countries and to further international solidarity, the IFTU from the outset was beset by difficulties. Within a year the First World War split the fledgling organisation, underlining national interests and creating resentment between some of the most powerful union interests.

Boletín digital de actividades de la Fundación Francisco Largo Caballero número 14 - enero de 2006

Música en las fábricas y en las casas del pueblo
El 22 de diciembre tuvo lugar en Madrid, en la zona Industrial 2 de la Muñoza, en IBERIA L.A.E., el concierto programado de Rosa Torres Pardo que, dentro del ciclo Música en las fábricas y en las Casas del Pueblo, realiza la Fundación Francisco Largo Caballero con el patrocinio de la Dirección General de Cooperación y Comunicación Cultural del Ministerio de Cultura.

Twenty-Eighth Annual North American Labor History Conference
Wayne State University, October 19-21, 2006
Call for Papers

The Program Committee of the North American Labor History Conference invites proposals for sessions and papers on "Technology, Environment and Work" for our twenty-eighth annual meeting.

Maoist Insurgencies in Asia and Latin America: a workshop organized by IIAS & IISH, Amsterdam and Leiden, 9-11 February 2006

Venue: 9 February at IISH, 10-11 February at IIAS