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In the 1890's Gompers began dreaming of an international federation of labor, and became increasingly anxious to assert hegemony over organized labor in Canada. At the same time, some Canadians hoped to transform the Trades Congress into a Canadian federation of labor which would doubtless absorb, in time, the international union locals in Canada. Largely because Trades Congress leaders felt compelled to rely upon the Federation for funds and organizers, aC. F. of L. never came to pass, and Gompers was free to pursue his continentalist designs. The famous Berlin decisions of 1902 were rather clearly foreshadowed by the end of 1898.
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The article reviews the book, "Administering Danger in the Workplace: The Law and Politics of Occupational Health and Safety Regulation in Ontario, 1850-1914," by Eric Tucker.
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This article reviews the book, "Once a Cigar Maker: Men, Women, and Work Culture in American Cigar Factories, 1900-1919," by Patricia A. Cooper.
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This article reviews the book, "The Reshaping of the National Labor Relations Board : National Labor Policy in Transition 1937-1947," by James A. Gross.
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During the 19th century a longshoring tradition emerged out of the booming lumber trade in Saint John. Shiplabourers' organizations periodically vied with local merchants for control of the waterfront casual labour market. Work-bred feelings of mutualism were frequently undermined by job, ethnic, and religious segmentation. Despite the introduction of steamers, the longshore labour process remained relatively unchanged. The situation changed at the sum of the century as a result of the establishment of Saint John's winter-port facility. Big Capital confronted Big Labour in an all-out struggle for control of the docks. Aided by wartime conditions, the longshoremen finally succeeded in imposing new work-rules and exerting partial control over hiring practices. But after the Armistice, the shipping industry regained its previous authority, and hard-pressed Saint John longshoremen subsequently abandoned theft class-based efforts in favour of regional political nostrums.
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Introduces a recently discovered 1907 letter at the Public Archives of Canada that is a significant primary source on the Toronto printers' strike of 1872. The letter was written by John Armstrong — a leader of the Toronto Typographical Union who later became president of the International Typographical Union — to Toronto lawyer Edmund Bristol.
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This article reviews the book, "Trade Unions and Imperialism in America," by Jack Scott.
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Introduces the reminiscences of printer Timothy J. Ryan, an itinerant member of the International Typographical Union who, in 1913-14, travelled from Newfoundland across Canada as well as the Pacific Northwest with the support of union locals and members.
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