One of our recent PhD students, Jason Russell, began a tenure-track position at Empire State College – State University of New York – last summer as an Assistant Professor of Labour Studies! Dr. Russell defended his dissertation, “The Union Local in Post-Second World War Canada: A Case Study of of UAW / CAW Local 27 From 1950-1990” in October 2010, and was supervised by Craig Heron. Dr. Russell also has a book in press with Athabasca University Press entitled “Our Union: UAW / CAW Local 27 from 1950 to 1990”, due to come out in December. For more info see http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/120195.
Congratulations Jason on your tenure track position and book!