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What? • believed that the only way to deal with employers and business organizations was to argue for a better deal, but not to demand big changes Historical Significance • unions were able to argue for better wages, hours, and working conditions peacefully

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EVENTS > TURN OF THE CENTURY > Labour > REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. The Trades and Labour Council was also known as:
   
   1. Labour Council
   2. TLC
   3. Trades Assosiation
   4. CLT





2. Unions were organizations that argued for…
   
   1. Better wages
   2. Better hours
   3. Better working conditions
   4. All of the above




3. The International Workers of the World (IWW) wanted one giant union to call a strike and use the only weapon that workers had at their disposal: withdrawing their labour. The problem with this approach was:
   
   1. Nothing got solved in the end
   2. These strikers often got fined and sometimes even put into jail
   3. Strikers could be replaced by other workers called strikebreakers
   4. They got ignored




4. What did the Trades and Labour Council believe was the best way to deal with employers and business organizations?
   
   1. Argue for a better deal
   2. Not to demand big changes
   3. Hold strikes as well
   4. Both a) and b)




5. Some examples of other unions formed at this time included:
   
   1. United Mine Workers
   2. Fishermen's Protective Union
   3. Many farm organizations across the Prairies
   4. All of the above






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