MGMT 1030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Paternalism, Labour Candidates And Parties In Canada, Deskilling
20 Jul 2016
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No provision for sickness, injury, or old age. Precipitated by a toronto typographical union strike. Unions deemed legal not conspiracies in restraint of trade . Unions had to register and penalties for picketing or pressure. Knights of labour (founded 1869 in philadelphia) Trades and labour congress controlled by the afl. Federal government could intervene and appoint a tripartite board of investigation. All strike activity was suspended while investigation occurred. Primarily in hinterland areas in marginalized sectors of the economy. Union membership increased from 166,000 in 1914 to 379,000 in 1919. Unemployment increased from 6% in 1929 to 25% in 1933. Government created relief camps in 1932 to address unemployment crisis. Split within the american federation of labour. Cio-accl merger in 1940 canadian congress of labour (ccl) Collective bargaining enshrined in canadian law for the first time. Mandated automatic dues check-off to the bargaining unit. Industrial relations and disputes investigation act (1948)
