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- ↑ Stanton, John (1978). Life & death of a union : the Canadian Seamen's Union, 1936-1949. Toronto: Steel Rail Educational Pub. ISBN 0887910130.
- ↑ "Canadian Seaman's Union". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "Outline of the history of the Canadian Seamen's Union, by Charles Macdonald - MemoryNS". memoryns.ca.
- ↑ Mickleburgh, Rod (20 February 2016). "'Against the Tide': Two Radical Legacies Remembered". The Tyee.
- ↑ Bown, Peter (2005). The History of the Canadian Seaman's Union and the State of Labour in Canada's Shipping Industry: 1900-1949. University of New Brunswick, Saint John.
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