Exam 2: Labour History

Name five key elements of the Wagner Act that still remain in today's labour relations legislation.

The nine-hour movement was an international worker's attempt to secure shorter working days.

What term best describes unions that organize all workers of an industry or workplace regardless of occupation?

When was the Knights of Labor formed?

What lasting impact of the Nine-Hour Movement is still felt in modern workplaces?

What was a key feature of new model unionism?

Unifor is positioning itself as the advocacy for employed and unemployed.

The Berlin Convention resulted in the TLC being comprised of many union affiliates.

What terms refers to the idea that a single union represents all workers of an occupational group?

Discuss why the Industrial Disputes Investigation Act was so important to Canada labour relations.

Which aspect of Canadian labour relations is similar to labour relations in the United States?

Present two ways in which governments have used legislation to limit union wage gains in the public sector.

When did the Nine-Hour Movement take place?

What aspect of the master-servant relationship did the labour movement try to change in the late 1800s?

When did government exercise its power to create new labour legislation and negatively affect workers' gains at the bargaining table?

Which law was the first to allow federal government employees to bargain collectively?

Why was the Winnipeg General Strike remarkable?

What term refers to the process of union dues being deducted automatically from pay?

Why was the Nine-Hour Movement a significant point in Canadian labour history?

The One Big Union (OBU) is often associated with the Winnipeg General Strike.