MGMT 1030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 43: Imperial Munitions Board, Canadian Labour Congress, Paternalism

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MGMT 1030

Lecture 43

3) Paternalism (1907 to 1948)

➢ Development of labour radicalism

➢ Primarily in hinterland areas in marginalized sectors of the

economy

➢ International Workers of the World “Wobblies”—1906

➢ Impact of World War I (1914-1918)

➢ Union membership increased from 166,000 in 1914 to 379,000

in 1919

➢ Widespread inflation

➢ Imperial Munitions Board

➢ De-skilling of labour force

➢ Conscription

➢ Stridently opposed by unions and farmers

➢ Post-war labour turmoil

➢ Russian Revolution (October 1917)

➢ Fears of overthrow of capitalist system

➢ Demobilization of soldiers

➢ Economic recession

➢ Winnipeg General Strike (1919)

➢ 15 May—30,000 workers strike

➢ Violence and disorder

➢ Strike ended on 25 June

➢ Impact of the Great Depression (1929)

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