LABRST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Industrial Unionism, Industrial Democracy, Collective Bargaining

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Workers go on strike during war in large numbers. Did not really do this in wwi. About frustration with employers but a lot was aimed at government. Striking to establish the union, recognizing the union as the bargaining agent. A lot being driven by workers at the bottom. Government is counting on public to say this is bad. Want public to tell them to go back to work. Public backlash is not as big as expected. Wanted this war to be about something because wwi was supposed to be and was not. Want lives to get better, want democracy, industrial democracy, freedom. Public understand that a lot of these workers suffered through depression and now want better deal. Tied with liberals and conservatives in polls. 1944: tommy douglass become saskatchewan premier, part of the ccf. Allowance from the government for every family based on how many kids they have. Stronger in canada than in us: rules of organizing.

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