ANNUAL MEETING
CANADIAN COMMITTEE ON LABOUR HISTORY
EDMONTON, 27 MAY 2000
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CALL TO ORDER
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The meeting was called to order at 12:10 P.M.
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ATTENDANCE (17)
| Cecilia Danysk |
Greg Kealey |
| Alvin Finkel |
Dominique Marshall |
| Nancy Forestall |
Tom Mitchell |
| David Frank |
Jim Naylor |
| David Fraser |
Bryan Palmer |
| Gerry Friesen |
Georgina Taylor |
| Julie Guard |
Jeff Taylor |
| Craig Heron |
Irene Whitfield |
| Franca Iacovetta |
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AGENDA
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Members present accepted the agenda as presented.
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Members present adopted the minutes of the last meeting as presented
in Labour/Le Travail, 44 (Fall 1999), 339-341.
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BUSINESS ARISING
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None
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REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT
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JAMES NAYLOR reported on the accomplishments
of various CCLH members, who have won book
prizes and nominations. The composition of the graduate and undergraduate
committees of the Eugene A. Forsey Prizes in Canadian Labour and
Working Class History was discussed and reorganized, with both
committees in place for the 2000 prize adjudication.
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Members were invited to send their syllabi for courses on labour
and working class history, or links to their own websites, to
the CCLH, which has received several syllabi
and is making them available on the CCLH
website. A discussion ensued about copyright of online materials,
pointing to the need for members to protect their intellectual
property rights with ownership statements on websites.
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Alvin Finkel and the committee responsible for organizing the
labour history workshop were thanked for their work in producing
a stimulating workshop at the Congress 2000 meeting. Discussion
ensued about the feasibility of continuing the workshops at subsequent
CSSH meetings and about the need for political
content and linkages with the labour movement.
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The lack of CCLH sponsorship of labour
history sessions at the Congress 2000 meeting was noted. Members
were encouraged to organize labour history sessions for next year
and to remind the program committee of linkages in order to raise
the CCLH profile.
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER
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GREGORY S. KEALEY presented the financial
report.
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Members present accepted the financial report.
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REPORT OF THE EDITOR
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BRYAN D. PALMER thanked Irene Whitfield
and Josephine Thompson for their work in producing the recent
fall and spring issues of Labour/Le Travail, and reported
on the work being done to increase subscriptions. He also reported
on upcoming theme issues and on a new section entitled "Presentations"
added with the current issue.
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Outgoing book review editors, Andrée Lévesque and
Mark Leier, were thanked for their valuable services, and Alvin
Finkel was welcomed as the new English book review editor.
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Members present accepted the editor’s report.
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OTHER BUSINESS
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FRANCA IACOVETTA announced an upcoming
conference on Race and Working Class History at the University
of Toronto, tentatively scheduled for mid-October.
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ELECTIONS
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M/S/C: To acclaim the present Executive
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President: James Naylor (Brandon)
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Vice-President: Christine Burr (Windsor)
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Secretary: Cecilia Danysk (Western Washington)
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Treasurer: Gregory S. Kealey (Memorial)
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ADJOURNMENT
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Members present adjourned at 1:20 p.m.
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