A Ladder Up: Ontario Firefighters’ Wages in Neoliberal Times

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  • Susan Braedley

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https://doi.org/10.25071/1705-1436.66

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Braedley, S. (2009). A Ladder Up: Ontario Firefighters’ Wages in Neoliberal Times. Just Labour, 14. https://doi.org/10.25071/1705-1436.66

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