MGMT 1030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Winnipeg General Strike, Craft Unionism, Industrial Unionism
8 May 2018
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MGMT 1030
Lecture 14
Repressive Era (to 1872)
- Toronto Typographical Union (1832) these men were highly
skilled/literate (worked w/ printing press)
- Nine-Hour Movement (inspired by British labour successes)
- Trade Union Act (1872) labour activism
o John A. MacDonald dampened worker militancy
o Unions deemed legal/had to register/penalties for picketing or
pressure
Containment Era (1872-1907)
- UK and US industrialized before Cda, so they were advanced in
labour unions
- Heavily influenced by US
- Knights of Labour (1869 Philadelphia)
o Industrial unionism instead of craft unionism
- Chicago Haymarket Riot (1886)
o Mass destruction from community
o Police fought back/many were killed
o Started the decline of Knights of Labour (too dangerous)
- American Federation of Labour (AFL) (1886)
o Business unionism (‘bread and butter’ issues)
o Represented all types of workers (plumbers, carpenters, craft
unions [very skilled], etc)
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Document Summary
Toronto typographical union (1832) these men were highly skilled/literate (worked w/ printing press) Nine-hour movement (inspired by british labour successes) Trade union act (1872) labour activism: john a. macdonald dampened worker militancy, unions deemed legal/had to register/penalties for picketing or pressure. Uk and us industrialized before cda, so they were advanced in labour unions. Knights of labour (1869 philadelphia: industrial unionism instead of craft unionism. Chicago haymarket riot (1886: mass destruction from community, police fought back/many were killed, started the decline of knights of labour (too dangerous) Canada: plumbers in cda would belong to the same unions in the us and so on. Refers to characterizing sole proprietors where the employer tends to be a father-like figure to his workers. An attempt to control their workforce in a less repressive way (recognition of labourer power) but still needing to abide by father"s" orders (not a relationship of equals) Workers didn"t have much power after ww1: union membership increased/widespread inflation.
