LABRST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Welfare, Blue-Collar Worker, Deflation
16 Nov 2014
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A lot of strikes end in deals or employers agreeing to terms. The winnipeg general strike ended with a grand collapse. This portrayed that the 20s were a good time; However it was good for the wealthy, the higher class. Early celebrities clara bow and rudolph valentino (idols of consumption) Because they were heroes for what they"ve done or made. Making people consume or want to consume the things they do; having influence on the culture. An important peak in power for the corporations. Shut down all the production down for a quarter to build his new model a car; it devastated the. A lot of unionists are tired; physically and spiritually. Cape breton coal strikes people walked out; everyone. Used this fear of communism to make the unions seem more suspicious. Company will cover the employers or have services to workers. Gold because pensions and other things are good but they made you loyal to the company.
