LABR 1290 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Winnipeg General Strike, Industrial Unionism, Industrial Workers Of The World
4 Oct 2016
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1900 - 12. 7% of the pop were born outside of cdn. 1/4 of the immigrant population had arrived in the past 9 years. Most of these people were a part of the working class. Families with homesteads needed cash to buy cattle and agricultural machinery. Men formed the basis of radical or industrial unions. Less than 20% were in the formal labour force. 1890s-1919: intl. movement dedicated to organizing all workers into single, unified labour organizations designed to overthrow the capitalist system. Industrial unionists" wanted to change the world and overthrow capitalism. General strike - when all workers in a city or region strike simultaneously (and usually illegally) Knights of labor - major labour reform organization - late 19th century. Working class and the employing class have nothing in common. Founded in 1919 at a meeting in calgary by a coalition of iww sympathizers, socialists and trade unionists.
