Imperfect Union : Canadian Labour and the Left - Part 2 - Born of Hard Times

Collaborators : Hammond, Arthur | Spotton, John | Taylor, John | Office national du film du Canada
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation -- History.Communist Party of Canada -- History.Depressions -- 1929.Labor movement -- Canada -- History.Labor unions -- Canada -- History.Canada -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.History - Canada - 1920-1945 -- Politics and Government.History - Canada - 1920-1945 -- Work and Labour Relations.Politics and Government - Canada -- Political Parties.Politics and Government - Canada -- Social Action.Work and Labour Relations -- Historical Perspectives.Work and Labour Relations -- Unionization and the Labour Movement.Documentary films.Show 8 more

The world plunges into the Great Depression which, like most leaders, Canada's R.B. Bennett refuses to combat with unbalanced budgets and government spending. Inspired by reports from Russia, many turn to communism for solutions. The 1937 General Motors strike in Oshawa gives the Congress of Industrial Organizations a toehold in Canada, but on the eve of World War II Canada's tiny unions remain blocked by restrictive labour laws and, like the equally tiny Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, locked in struggle with communist rivals. Part 2.

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Resource Type : Émission et filmFormats : 1 streaming video (51 min., 32 sec.)Collections : Imperfect Union Series, Imperfect Union: Canadian Labour and the LeftLanguage : AnglaisYear of publication : ©1989

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