From the Ground Up: An Italian Immigrant's Story - Softcover
Frank Colantonio's story stands as potent testimony to a life dedicated to family, community, and social justice. Like countless other Italians after World War II, Colantonio, born in rural Molise, emigrated to Canada. Putting down roots in the rapidly expanding metropolis of Toronto, he worked his way through a variety of occupations: farm labourer, terrazzo grinder, carpenter, and trade union activist. In 1960 and 1961 he was the key organizer of Italian-born carpenters in the momentous strikes that paralyzed the construction industry in Toronto. These events form the centrepiece of his stirring narrative. In later years, Frank Colantonio became a tireless advocate for workers' safety, and a successful entrepreneur in the safety shoe business. In semi-retirement, he wrote his memoirs, the first of their kind, in his adopted language, English.
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Frank Colantonio was an activist, labour organizer, and successful entrepreneur.
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- PublisherBetween the Lines
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 1896357121
- ISBN 13 9781896357126
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages184
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From The Ground Up: An Italian Immigrant's Story
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Between the Lines
(1997)
ISBN 10: 1896357121
ISBN 13: 9781896357126
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