LABRST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Sitdown Strike, Mitchell Hepburn, John Maynard Keynes

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

Document Summary

Lecture 18- rise of the c. i. o part 1. Most of the time people assume that labour activism happens during good years, and often that is the case, however, not always. In times of depression workers feel like they have nothing to lose and get more politically engaged. Surprising trend: union surge in depression era. A lot of people of the ground level simply decide they want a better deal. A lot of workers do not want to wait, and want a better deal right away. Sidney hillman head of garment workers in the u. s. Walter reuther eventually became president of the auto workers. John l. lewis in the 30"s lewis is the main man, he was head of the minors union. Political changes that have a transformative effect. These changes will lay a foundation that will last for the rest of the 20th century.