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Birth of Unions and Unionism

Birth of Unions and Unionism. What were working conditions like in the late 1800s? Good? Who was part of the working class ? Men? Women ? Children ? Where could we find poor working conditions? What examples of poor working conditions could we find ?.

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Birth of Unions and Unionism

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  1. Birth of Unions and Unionism • Whatwereworking conditions like in the late 1800s? Good? • Whowas part of the working class? Men? Women? Children? • Wherecouldwefindpoorworking conditions? • Whatexamples of poorworking conditions couldwefind?

  2. Birth of Unions and Unionism • Do you think workers tried to get better working conditions for themselves? • YES!!! How? Unions Unionism • Union = workers stand together to gain properworking conditions

  3. Birth of Unions and Unionism • The first real unions for workersappeared in the 1820s (artisans): tailors et printers. • Agricultural unions in the mid 1800s • 1881 : Knightsof laborUnion • American Union that shows up in Quebec. • Popular for the workers but the churchwasagainstthis union.

  4. Knights of Labour-Hamilton 1880s

  5. Birth of Unions and Unionism • 1886 : Workersform a proper union: C.M.T.C. (congres des métiers et du travail du Canada)

  6. Birth of Unions and Unionism Demands of the union : • Job security • Salary • Shorten the number of hours in a work day • Recognize the union • Protection for workers if there is a workplace accident (paid if hurt)

  7. Birth of Unions and Unionism WorkerStrikes: • Between 1850-1896 therewere more than 160 official strikes • A lot of strikeswererepressed by factoryowners, government like the Beauharnois strike(workersdigging a canal) • 20 dead workers and 40 wounded workers from the strike

  8. Port of Montreal workers on strike

  9. Birth of Unions and Unionism New Legislations (laws): • In 1872, the government of MacDonalddeclaresthat unions ARE NOT ILLEGAL • In 1885, first law to benefit workers (in factories especially) • Work week hours dropped to 60 hours a week for women • Work week hours dropped to 72.5 hours a week for men

  10. Birth of Unions and Unionism • Minimal age for children to work: • Boys 12 yearsold and girls 14 yearsold • Permission from at least one parent in order for a child to work • 1886-1889 Macdonald starts a commission to investigate relationships between workers and companies

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