LABRST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Northern Ontario, Rudolph Valentino, First Red Scare

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Labour Studies
• Course: LABRST 1A03
• Professor: David Goutor

Document Summary

Lecture 16 hard times and survival part 1. Idols of consumption people try to look like them, act like them, etc. Corporate power- the economy did roar, bigger household names, more powerful. Made domestic life more glamorous- dishwasher, modern stove, etc. Ford- such a big part of the economy, switched from making model to the model a. In this new glamorous, roaring time, corporations and new companies look like the future and unions look like the past. 1919 hangover- large amount of labour leaders are exhausted, government continues to monitor labour organizations heavily, level of suspicion people had towards unions. Safe and sane unionism - motto of craft unions in 1920"s, felt that radicalism didn"t work and wanted to show they were trying to take over cities. Propaganda: first red scare mostly associated with the cold war, but happens in the 20"s after the bolshevik revolution, because business leaders were very impressed with propaganda.