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How did the nine-hour movement affect the Canadian labour movement? -
answer ...The Nine-Hour Movement was the first workers movement of its
kind in Canada. It reflected both the growth of craft unions, representing
specific trades, and the development of an urban working class amidst the
growth of towns and cities, early industrialization, and mass migration
from the British Isles. With the railway boom of the 1850s, thousands of
subsistence and small market farmers had connected with urban centres,
making the growth of the towns and cities sustainable. The Toronto
Typographical Union takes up the cause of the "Nine-Hour Movement" and
goes out on strike March 25, 1872, when its demands for a shorter work
week are ignored. A few weeks later, on April 14, a parade is organized in
Toronto to show support for the striking workers. Ten thousand people
participate. George Brown, politician and editor of the Toronto Globe, hits
back by launching legal action against the striking workers. At the time,
union activity is still a criminal act under Canadian law. Brown has police
arrest and jail 24 members of the strike committee for conspiracy. The
arrests are much protested, and the prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald,
promises to repeal the "barbarous" anti-union laws. The Trade Unions Act
is passed by Parliament on June 14, 1872, legalizing unions. In the years
following, parades are organized in honour of the Toronto demonstration.
The celebration is officially recognized on July 23, 1894 when the federal
government, under Prime Minister John Thompson, makes Labour Day a
national holiday. The Nine-Hour Movement is also a major factor that
propelled the development of the Canadian Labour Union.[2] Three
prominent reasons for the failure of the Nine-Hour Movement were;
employer hostility and resistance, waning prosperity of various industries,
and significant divisions in the labour force (ex. race/g
Why was a limitation on the hours of work sought, instead of additional
wages to compensate for the extra hours employees worked? -
answer ...The workers made the argument that the workers could use the
extra time off to develop their skills and training and socially develop and
spend time with family and social activities which would make them better
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