About Rob Kristofferson Rob Kristofferson is Associate Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, where he teaches courses on labour, social justice, and history. He is the author ofCraft Capitalism: Craftsworkers and Early Industrialization in Hamilton Ontario. Books by Rob Kristofferson Showdown! Making Modern Unions by (author) Rob Kristofferson & Simon Orpana foreword by Paul Buhle