Union membership in the private sector is in a steady slow decline, here and elsewhere in the world. Increasingly, workers in the private sector are choosing not to unionize. In the public sector, unionization reaches 71% of civil servants. Are unions becoming pressure groups for government ...
1884 the American Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions demanded an eight-hour workday, to come in effect as of May 1st 1886. This resulted in the general strike and the Haymarket (in Chicago) Riot of 1886, but eventually also in the official sanction of the eight-hour workday....
There was enormous public support for the parade and the authorities could no longer deny the important role that the trade unions had to play in the emerging Canadian society. A few months later, a similar parade was organized in Ottawa and passed the house of Canada’s first prime minister...
These charters were formal documents granted by unions to the locals when they were officially accepted into the union. The charters in the LAC collection can also tell us a lot about the unions, their membership, Canadian workers and work life in the twentieth century. For example, the Brot...
Unions and associations across Canada have their very own insurance program, powered by Canadian unionized insurance brokers. It’s a members-helping-members approach to risk, managing your home, automobile and seasonal assets—a unique insurance service to fit your unique needs. ...
These were usually local or provincial groups using the Labour Party or Independent Labour Party name, backed by local Labour Councils (made up of all the union locals in a city) or individual trade unions. There was an attempt to create a national Canadian Labour Party in the 1920s, but ...
(Reuters) - Canada's Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) ordered a resumption of operations at the Port of Montreal from Saturday morning, the port's employers association said, after the federal government stepped in and directed the labour board to end port disputes. ...
Several unions in Canada have begun to dedicate significant resources to better organize and represent Aboriginal workers. Drawing on interviews with union activists, organizers and representatives from two national public sector unions in Canada, we present an overview of union strategies to engage with...
in its lawful activities. The rules for certifying unions vary between jurisdictions. Many jurisdictions require that a union win a vote after a minimum number of the employees have signed union cards. Other jurisdictions provide for unionization without a vote when a certain percentage of emplo...
1884 the American Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions demanded an eight-hour workday, to come in effect as of May 1st 1886. This resulted in the general strike and the Haymarket (in Chicago) Riot of 1886, but eventually also in the official sanction of the eight-hour workday....