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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.

Mark, Aidan, Andre

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