ADMS 3422 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: William Lyon Mackenzie King, Winnipeg General Strike, National Labor Relations Act

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 3422
• Professor: Michael Mc Garry

Document Summary

Master-servant: employment relationships in which employees have few rights. Under common law it was illegal for employees to quit; they worked and employers paid them, that"s it. The movement to unionization- the early years (pre-1900: new model unionism. New model unionism: the movement to trade (or craft) unions. These new model unions were craft-based all members performed the same trade or specialty. New model unions often restricted access to the trade through the use of apprenticeships. Apprenticeships: a process in which trainees learn a trade under the supervision of a senior tradesperson. Trade union: unions that organize all workers of a trade regardless of their industry or workplace: the nine hour movement and trade union act of 1872 sought a reduction in the length of work hours. In 1872, about 1,500 hamilton workers sparked the nine-hour movement as they. Same year, toronto printers went on strike against the globe founder george brown.