Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. Part One. The Early period of Unionism
7. 1. Introduction 3
8. 2. The period of local unionism 1812-59 9
9. 3. The entry of the international unions 1859-80 32
10. 4. Local and regional unionism 1860-80 62
11. 5. Local central organizations before 1880 90
12. 6. The first national central organization 119
13. 7. The Knights of Labor 1875-1902 138
14. PART TWO. The international unions 1880-1902 167
15. 8. The revolutionary, railway, and building trades unions 169
16. 9. The International Typographical Union, the Cigar Makers International Union, and the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees 201
17. 10. The metal and clothing trades unions 247
18. 11. Other international unions and the American Federation of Labor 268
19. PART THREE. Local, regional, and national unions, 1880-1902
20. 12. Local unions in the Maritimes and Quebec 1881-i 902 291
21. 13. Local unions in Ontario and the West 1881-1902 320
22. 14. Regional and national unions 1881-1902 346
23. PART FOUR. Central organizations 1880^1902
24. 15. Local central organizations 1881-1902 385
25. 16. The conventions of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada 1883-1902 434
26. 17. The institutional development of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada 1883-1902 471
27. APPENDIX. Number of international locals in Canada 1880-1902 505
28. Notes 515
29. Bibliography 569
30. Index 579