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“In an Equitable and Sympathetic Manner”: Alberta's Workmen's Compensation and the United Mine Workers of America, District 18's Welfare Fund
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Author/contributor
- Devine, Jason Corey (Author)
Title
“In an Equitable and Sympathetic Manner”: Alberta's Workmen's Compensation and the United Mine Workers of America, District 18's Welfare Fund
Abstract
This thesis is a study of the role of the United Mine Workers of America, District 18 in the development of Workmen's Compensation legislation in Alberta. It also an investigation into the creation of District 18's Welfare Fund in the post-war period and the fund's relationship to workers' compensation legislation. The miners initiated the movement for workers' compensation in Alberta and the first law in this regard was passed in 1908. After that year, District 18 continued to be prominent in working to improve the content and administration of the legislation as it affected miners and the Alberta working class. As a result of the insufficiency of workers' compensation, District 18 created a Welfare Fund. It was not designed to replace state-provided welfare, but to provide help to members where the law fell short. The fund, as such, was an exercise in working-class agency and mutual aid.
Type
M.A., History
University
University of Calgary
Place
Calgary
Date
2011
# of Pages
110 pages
Language
English
Short Title
“In an Equitable and Sympathetic Manner”
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Rights
University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
Extra
Accepted: 2012-01-06T17:43:42Z
DOI: 10.11575/PRISM/4597
Citation
Devine, J. C. (2011). “In an Equitable and Sympathetic Manner”: Alberta’s Workmen’s Compensation and the United Mine Workers of America, District 18’s Welfare Fund [M.A., History, University of Calgary]. https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/4597
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