Growth of Trade Unions / the rise of socialism and the Winnipeg General Strike
Winnipeg General Strike
- The Winnipeg Strike was a protest by workers to benefit themselves
- Around 30,000 workers walked off the job in Winnipeg
- On June 21, 1919, a huge crowd gathered to watch protesting parade of the arrest of 10 strike leaders
- Many people never recovered financially and some strikers lost their jobs
- However, the strike was successful in drawing attention to social and economical problems
Growth of Trade Union
- Trade unions are organizations that represent people at work and aim to improve their members' pay and conditions.
- The Canadian Trade Union was founded in Toronto, Ontario on September 23, 1873, by 46 local unions.
- When Canadian workers joined together to form trade unions, many people believed that this might be the beginning of a communist revolution.
Rise of Socialism
Change &
Continuity
- (CCF)Co-operative commonwealth federation is a democratic socialist political party (origins in christian left and social gospel) became the most influential socialist party in Canada during the 1920s
Change:
- People's perspectives social and economic problems
- Popularity of pro-worker political parties skyrocketed
- Worker salary and conditions have improved
- In the 1920s, most workers were in no better financial position than their counterparts had been a generation earlier.
Continued:
- Strikes and protests still occur today
- Canada is still has a government that includes socialism
- Canada still has a trade union.
- the 1920s remained a period of retreat for organized labour.