LABRST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Union Shop, Employers Group, Canadian Labour Congress
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Key- union card: show this card at a union shop. You agree to work at the union rate if you have a union card. Society are making huge advances and we need to make sure workers are getting some sort of reward or reform. Need fathers at home raising their kids and sons in particular. If we are working all the time we can not do these things. If employers weren"t working their employees so much then people would have more time to go to school, go to church, etc. First time labour takes center of political stage. Toronto printers union is one of the strongest locals in canada. Make 9hrs part of demands in bargaining. Master and servant act: employer was the master and the employee was the servant. Boss had the right to go to the local police and you could be arrested.