LABRST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: United Mine Workers, Canadian Labour Congress, Deskilling
16 Sep 2013
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Taylorizing: breaking things down into really simple tasks. Break down jobs that used to be done by skilled workers. Deskilling hits craft workers very hard (being replaced by technology) Craft workers turn to unions to protect them. Women & purchasing: wanted to mobilize women more as buyers and less as workers. Organized at least 400 craft unions himself. Knew where to go, who to talk to, who to avoid. Gompers was worried that as a lot of outsiders came to canada they would be willing to work for lower wages. Was not happy with the trades and labour congress. Tlc does not fit gompers ideals at all. Passed a lot of policies about different social, cultural issues. Not a bread and butter kind of focus. Berlin is what kitchener used to be called. Gompers made sure all of the new international afl associations came to conference. Made the tlc perfectly in-lined with gompers ideas.
