LABRST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Blue-Collar Worker, Samuel Gompers, Corporate Capitalism

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

Document Summary

Dynamic figure drives for growth in the organization. No religious organization ever had a growth like this before. Whether skilled or unskilled, new or old profession, the knights were open to organizing. Not telling others how to organize; assembly. Allowed workers to decide how to organize the assembly. Nobility of toil (picture with their tool) Shared common humanity of all workers (humanity is the #1 principle) Media newspapers; platform for the most talented people. Give a platform and want the culture to change with the important of what workers think. Challenged authority didn"t just listen to the president, church, or boss. Wanted assembly halls to take roles craft shops had. Triangle means that in a cohesive society all ends stay connected (only shape that ends all touch each other) 3 sides to an economy: production, finance, congress circle symbolizes unity. Moral values ensure that workers organizations would not just talk about economics.