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Industrial workers of the world (iww) declared illegal in Canada

September 24, 2018
On September 24, 1918, the Canadian government made membership in the Industrial Workers of the…
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How a 99-day strike in 1945 changed labour relations in Canada

September 12, 2018
The 1945 strike by 11,000 workers at a Ford plant in Windsor, Ontario was a…
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Passage of the unemployment insurance act

August 5, 2018
On August 5, 1940, the federal government passed the Unemployment Insurance Act, establishing a fundamental…
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