MHR 522 Lecture Notes - Open Shop, Ivan Rand, Winnipeg General Strike
11 Feb 2014
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Video: workers millennium : era: 1900-1950 (approx. , context: Tuesday, february 4, 2014: miners tried to strike but was stopped by police; they were forced back to work with a pay cut. 1930: the great depression: prime minister r. b. Slave camps : thousands of unemployed men were shipped out to undeveloped areas and forced to work as labourers; 1,500 men set out to vancouver in demand for jobs: r. b. 1003 law: guarantee workers union if workers vote for it. Post wwii: fears of unemployment, return to pre-war economic conditions, ers hoping pc 1003 , temporary war measure, worker, unions tried to prevent rollbacks , some key conflicts over next 4-5 years. 1945 ford strike, windsor, on: key issues: job security, union security ( closed shop vs. open shop , arbitrator imposed judge ivan rand, rand formula compromise: But, dues mandatory for all workers represented.
