Sociology 2169 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Community Organizing, Population Ageing, Hegemonic Masculinity
22 Apr 2012
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Union activity tends to be more intense in eras of relative prosperity: expectations rise but remain unmet. Economic downturn, recession and depression diminish activity: workers are in positions of vulnerability and replace ability because of high unemployment. Fudge and tucker three periods of unions: liberal volunteerism. 1800s, employers held upper hand in defining wages and work conditions. Most union was just in trade and craft, anyone else had a very hard time. 1870"s larger movements arise, (nine-hour movement 12- >9 hours) Not successful but caused pm john a. macdonald to pass the trade. Unions act, giving unions the right to exist (exempt from conspiracy charges) 1900-1943, marked by the industrial disputes investigations act. Legal privilege to engage in freedom of association. Created compulsory conciliation and cooling off period. Corporate and government resistance kept control in the power of the employers. Between two world wars, activity increased giving way to winnipeg general. Strike may 1919, 30000 workers walked of work.
