LAW 529 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Canada Labour Code, Independent Contractor, Bargaining Unit
2 Dec 2016
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** common law is not favourable to workers organizing to advance their conditions of employment. Organized labour in canada were detected in the latter part of the 18th century. Employees of the north west company ( fur traders) went on strike for higher wages in 1694. 18th & 19th century - common law deemed labour organizations to be illegal under the doctrine of criminal conspiracy (conspiracy to restrict trade). 3 distinct era in the development of canadian labour law: First era - repression of workers" organizations and collective bargaining. Combination act (cid:883)799 (cid:523)england"s(cid:524) - outlaws two or more workers combining to. 1872: major shift in canadian labour law occurred as a consequence of the toronto. Typographical union"s strike - a strike for a nine-hour day. Common law: workers were arrested and charged with criminal conspiracy under, resulted in the canadian trade unions act, 1872.
