Labour Unions - Their History, Roles, Benefits and Disadvantages, and Me

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  • 1800's

    The 1800's is when unions started to emerge and protests and strikes were first organized

  • 1860's

    The unions of the cigar makers was the first union to accept women and black people

  • 1910's

    The Department of Labour (DOL) was first created

  • 1960's

    Public Service workers won bargaining rights

  • 1980's

    47-day postal workers strike wins 17 weeks of paid maternity leave

  • 2010's

    The Supreme Court of Canada affirms the right to strike

  • 2020's

    Almost 90% of academic staff were unionized or covered by an collective agreement