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Author: Rennie, Rick
ISBN: 9781552662595

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Based on interviews with miners, union and company archives, newspapers, and reports by mine inspectors, this study looks at the tragic link between the dust and radiation of St. Lawrence s government mines and approximately 200 fatal cases of lung disease and silicosis among former miners. By chronicling the many forces that created this particular disaster and shaped the response to it, this investigation tackles the larger problem of workplace health and safety, addressing the company disregard and government neglect that allow industrial tragedies such as this to happen and the community efforts to gain recognition of health hazards in the mines and obtain adequate compensation for victims and their families.

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Title The Dirt: Industrial Disease and Conflict at St Lawrence, Newfoundland
Author Rick Rennie
Binding Paperback
Pages 150
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Fernwood Publishing, Halifax & Winnipeg
Publication date 2008-09
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps, Table of Contents
ISBN 9781552662595 / 1552662594
Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 1.02 cm)
Themes
- Cultural Region: Canadian
- Geographic Orientation: Newfoundland
Category Politics / Current Events
Library of Congress subjects Fluorspar industry - Health aspects -, Fluorspar industry - Employees - Diseases -
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2008396820
Dewey Decimal Code 363.179

About the author

Rick Rennie is a former professor at Memorial University and the University of Manitoba. He now works with the Government of Manitoba, and is the editor of An Armenian-Canadian in the Lincoln Battalion. He lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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