IRE240H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Quid Pro Quo, Canada Pension Plan, Unemployment Benefits
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Ire240 chapter 10: understanding the state: the development of state policies in canada: a brief review. There are 5 phases in the development of state policy: It was illegal both for workers to form unions for the purpose of raising wages and for them to strike against their employers. Workers have no rights or protections from their employers and they might be subject to possible legal sanctions( : containment (1870s 1900s) The nine-hour movement made it clear that laws repressing unions and strike activity were not only not e ective but could also give rise to broader unrest( . Parliament of the trade union act of 1872 recognized the right of workers to form unions and exempted them from conspiracy charges for engaging in collective activities( : paternalism (1900s 1940s) The state began to develop a more paternalistic role to provide for conciliation in order to avoid industrial unrest.