LABRST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Electronic Waste, Canadian Union Of Public Employees, Canadian Labour Congress
4 Apr 2018
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First female president of the canadian labour congress. Gender themes and apply them to shirley carr. Marked entry of women to union leadership when they were previously excluded: e-waste. Used electronics which are destined for reuse, resale, salvage, recycling, or disposal are also considered e-waste. Briefly define, provide reading if possible and say why it"s significant: staple industries. Women started it, men took over when it became more profitable because they felt that women couldn"t handle the money. Workers used to feel connected to their trade: 9 hour movement. Strike to work 9 hours a day 6 days a week instead of 12/7: victorian ideology. If you wanted to succeed you had to rely on yourself. Less focus on unionisation: rosie the riveter. We can do it" poster of woman with bandana. Women during war entering labour force to help with war effort. State controlled labour: lump of labour theory.
