LABRST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: National Labor Relations Act, Underconsumption, Great Depression

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

Document Summary

Surprising trend: union surge in depression era. Wide gulf between canada & us (happens in the us before canada) Franklin d. roosevelt (president of usa, produces new deal) Increasing amounts of militancy among average workers, however was not radical. Greater willingness among a large range of workers (women etc. ) Sidney hillman: ilgwu, leader of garment workers union. Walter reuther: head of the auto workers union. John l. lewis: umwa, president of the mine workers union (one of the only established industrial unions) He is at the forefront to create industrial unions. Major public gure, second most recognized face. Goes back to the causes of the depression (underconsumption) The buyer power of the average person was not strong enough. You cannot have mass production without mass consumption . Make the government active to promote the buying power. Forcing the business class to do things they may not want to (accepting regulation, accepting government activity)