To gain an appreciation of our current employment and labour situation in Canada, it’s important to understand how we arrived here. Your textbook, in Chapter 2, provides an overview of historical events contributing to the evolution of labour relations in Canada. The history of workers and organized labour have direct corelation to legislation and current day workplaces. Below are a number of resources that provide additional information and perspective on how labour evolved in this country. Canadian Labour Congress’ History of Labour in Canada The Canadian Encyclopedia Working Class History Canadian Museum of History. This is an interactive website focused on labour history. You can click on different eras (i.e. Workers Unite) and navigate to different events/movements in history. Discussion Assignment: I want you to use one of the resources I’ve provided above, or one you have found on your own (please cite), and search out an event/story/movement from Canada’s labour history and share what you discovered, what was surprising to you, and why it is relevant to labour relations/workers/employers today. It’s okay if you use an event/story/movement that is also in the textbook; however, I want you to go beyond the textbook and see if you can find additional
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