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weekender november 271993 p15 labor unions around since 1870s q how did canadas trade union movement orig inate a the toronto trades assembly founded in 1871 was one of canadas first cen tral labor organizations according to the archivist a publication of the national archives of canada in ottawa the magazine says the trade unions bill which was passed and became the trade unions act of 1872 was canadas first legislation to encourage and offer some legal protection to members of labor unions previously union members had been liable to prosecution under english common law for conspiracy to combine to block business activity when collec tive activities such as strikes occurred in several cases charges were laid the trade unions act result ed from two factors the nine hours movement and the growing level of organization and political clout of canadian workers particularly men in the skilled trades with the example of the eight hours movement in the united states establishment of nine hours as a fair days work was seen as an important goal by many canadian workers in the early 1870s and nine- hours leagues were formed in hamilton and eventually in southern ontario and in que bec the movements main strate gy to gain the ninehour day reunion in nova scotia 1994 will be a banner year for westville ns when it will cel ebrate its 100th birthday in conjunction with celebra tions the westville homecom ing society has a full schedule of events planned during june 30 to july 7 1993 including a full reunion of all former stu dents and teachers a dance variety concert family picnic church service towncounty tour etc the towns annual canada day celebrations will be on going during this time the committee is hoping to reach as many former west ville residents who attended or taught any grade in the west ville school system so they may send their name and address and in turn we will forward our newsletter outlining our itinerary send name and address to mrs dorothy hunter boehk po box 411 westville ns b0k2a0 trivia maikkeamey randyray was a series of general strikes in several cities including toronto and hamilton although the movement lacked solid support and eventually petered out when conspiracy charges were laid against the strike leaders there was a con siderable outcry against the prosecution of the unionists and the government of sir john a macdonald responded by passing the trade unions act today canadas most recog nized and powerful central labor body is the ottawabased canadian labor congress which represents about 23-mil- lion trade unionists and is headed by bob white former leader of the canadian auto workers union keep lam jeep comfort m keeprile when it comes to those cold canadian winters nothing warms you through and through like a keeprite furnace like our premium gas model the keeprite 95 its up to 95 efficient so it costs less to operatel plus its made by a canadianowned company and after all no one knows more about keeping warm aftordasly 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