LABRST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Factory Acts, Canadian Labour Congress, Shoemaking

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Labour Studies
• Course: LABRST 1A03
• Professor: David Goutor

Document Summary

Emergence of business class: manufacturers, associations (canadian manufacturers association, business class was well connected, business class in the world of business is much more removed from the world of work (not like the master craftsman) Classical liberalism: george brown: prominent in the liberal party in canada, committed to pure free-market liberalism, free trade, free flow of goods. Results: shoemakers again: changes in technique and industrialization happened quickly, were unable to resist and did not have much control in the industry, kealey article, key variable = control of trade. Producer ideology: we are still independent producers and we still want to have a certain stature . One trade (barrel making) gets pushed aside. There are trades wehre skilled craft unions are able to resist (ex. Establish themselves and maintain control of the trade. Set union rates (prices of products like they used to) Able to control aspects about how the business is run (ex. how many apprentices are hired, etc. )