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... Indeed for the third time since the labor force survey has included this statistic, NL had the second highest rate in Canada. ...
In order to appreciate why Newfoundland has such a high unionization rate, the industries which currently have high unionization rates, and the history of Newfoundland Labor movement, need to be considered respectively. ... Industries such as Retail, Finance, Trade, Real Estate and Accommodations, which have a low unionization rate, were not historically part of the Newfoundland Labor Movement.
Labor legislation in Union/Non-Union environment is divided amongst Federal/Provincial jurisdictions and further segregated into Public/Private sectors. ...
The Newfoundland Labor Movement
Newfoundland Workers demonstrated in early days of settlement they were willing to take collective action to defend their interests. ... This incident was the first sealers strike recorded in Newfoundland history. ... Several industrial unions began to organize such as Newfoundland Industrial Workers Association (Billy Wheeler 1917), The Long Shoremans Protective Union (James Kavanagh/ Micheal Gibbs early 19’s), Fishermen’s Protective Union (William Ford Coaker 1909), Newfoundland lumbermen’s Association (John Thompson 1936) just to mention a few. There were two key pieces of legislation, which also helped the labor movement. ... The second and most important was the Wagner Act (1935) which forced employers to negotiate with legitimate unions and got union minded people in Newfoundland thinking about the ties they had with the American Federation of Labor (AFL). The Newfoundland federation of labor (NFL) was another significant organization in Newfoundland’s labor movement founded by Alphonsus Gregory Duggan in 1936. In 1940 Newfoundland had the most organized workers in North America. After Confederation lots of new progressive labor legislation was introduced such as Trade Union Act, Minimum Wage Act, Labor Relations Act and Workman’s Compensation Act.
Approximate Word count = 1442
Approximate Pages = 5.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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