LABRST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Terence V. Powderly, Expulsion Of The Acadians, Skilled Worker
16 Sep 2013
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Rise and fall of the knights of labour (part one) Knights wanted to mobilize workers not just about things going on in the workplace. When they get going they bring in people from all sorts of different places. Attract people who are interested in different kinds of organizations. Mixed assemblies: basic units of organizing, a lot of assemblies were trade assemblies (lots of workers in one trade would form an assembly, mixed assemblies were workers from different trades. Cooperation: wanted a more cooperative society than competitive society, did not want imperialism. Preserving morality: knights were big on insisting economic issues were moral issues, ex. When workers are getting laid off because companies are making large profits, is that moral: big issues: who gets large amounts of open land in the west. Rise and fall of the knights of labour (part two) Movement culture was defining aspect of knights. Wanted to encourage broader questioning of basic social values.
