Chapter 2 Flashcards
Winnipeg general strike
one of the most important strikes sin Canadian history. Started off as a sympathy strike which lead on to 20,,00 to 35,000 employees walking off within 24 hours.
Criminal Act and arrest the strike leaders. Known to become bloody Saturday and resulting in the death of one person
What is the master servant relationship?
the employer was the overall master and made all the rules. collective bargaining and unionization were illegal and workers had minimal to 0 rights. little court protection
- employers could punish before work is completed
- have workers charged if they refused
- have workers charged if they did not report
the nine-hour movement
started in 1872 to stop the 12-hour work day. meetings in hamilton, Toronto and Montreal involving workers across many crafts and industries. it was not achieved then but it laid out the foundational work
New model unionization (1900)
trade and craft-based unions, it did not give rights to strike but access to labour through unions. Could restrict access to apprenticeship
new feature: workers performed the same trade or specialty
the Trade Union Act (1872) and amendments to the Criminal Law Act (1872)
- brought by John A Macdonald
- unionization was no longer a criminal act
- penalties for striking
- foundation for the Canadian labour movement
AFL 1986 skilled workers
three values: exclusive jurisdiction, business unionism, and political non-partnership
Knight of Labour 1969, skilled and unskilled workers
more radical in nature and sought one big union
cooperativeness and owned by union members and opposed to strikes
United States AFL
exclusive jurisdiction: members should be craft based only and represent one craft
Business unionism: economic well-being of its members
political non-partnership: the union should not be aligned with one political party
Canadian CLU
open jurisdiction: skilled and non skilled workers
Social unionism: priorities went beyond economic welfare but also promoted social change
Agitated for legislative change
the years of struggle 1990-1914
one of the most accelerated phases in economic development in Canadian history and 14 large strikes
1902: the berline/Kitchener convention
(split labour movement, evicted members that did not believe in the three core Phils) struggle of craft vs industrial
world war 1
Industrial Disputes Investigation Act (IDIA) 1907
landmark decision which means that third-party intervention needs to be present before a strike
Decline of union 1930-40s
The great depression led to economic downturn resulting from 1929 leading to the stock market crash
32% of workers are unemployed and 20% of Canadians receiving social assistance
Wagner Act
NLRB enforces the rights for workers to collectively bargain, with certified employees. Found remedies for employer violations of the NLRA
adhere doctrine of exclusivity and encouraged collective bargaining
Committe of Industrial organization
cio splits from afl on craft/industrial
P.C. 1003 (1944)
Patterened on the Wagner Act, a mechanism for workplace dispute during collective agreement and conciliation procedures prior to a strike
