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Imperfect Union: Canadian Labour and the Left, Part 1: International Background, Canadian Roots

Canada's trade unionist movement is traced from the early 1800s until the stock market crash of 1929. Various successful labor and socialist alliances of other nations are examined and contrasted with the Canadian experience. Legalized in 1824, Canada's unions became increasingly Americanized throughout the years. This was most evident when the American Federation of Labor took over the Trade and Labor Congress of Canada in 1902 and expelled all other unions. As in the United States, Canada's trade unionists did not turn to socialism to advance their causes. However, seventeen years later, workers in Winnipeg held the most complete general strike in North American industry, and the seed was planted for the formation of the socialist party.

More in Imperfect Union: Canadian Labour and the Left Series

  1. Imperfect Union: Canadian Labour and the Left, Part 1: International Background, Canadian Roots 1991
  2. Imperfect Union: Canadian Labour and the Left, Part 2: Born of Hard Times 1991
  3. Imperfect Union: Canadian Labour and the Left, Part 3: Falling Apart and Getting Together 1991
  4. Imperfect Union: Canadian Labour and the Left, Part 4: New Party, Old Problems 1991

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