The history of the labour movement in St. Lucia, 1945-1974
Subtitle: a personal memoir
By: George F.L. Charles ; [edited by Didacus Jules and Lawrence Poyotte].
Contributors: Jules, Didacus.; Poyotte, Lawrence.; Folk Research Centre (Saint Lucia)
Publisher: Folk Research Centre
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Castries, St. Lucia, West Indies
Language: eng
Number of pages: 98
Subjects: Labor movement -- Saint Lucia -- History.; Labor unions -- Saint Lucia -- History.; Saint Lucia -- Politics and government.
Description: "The author, a prominent labor leader and later government minister, offers an insider's perspective on the political system during the island's crucial transitional period of decolonization. Recounts difficulties faced by labor movement in promoting universal adult suffrage and the right to paid leave for workers. Very useful"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.