WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The One Big Union (OBU) was a radical labour union formed in Western Canada in 1919. It aimed to empower workers through mass organization along industrial lines. The OBU met fierce opposition from other parts of the labour movement, the federal government, employers and the press.

Detailed explanation-2: -A labor union is a group of two or more employees who join together to advance common interests such as wages, benefits, schedules and other employment terms and conditions.

Detailed explanation-3: -The National Labor Union was the first attempt in the United States to organize a national federation of labor when labor groups met in Baltimore beginning on August 20, 1866.

Detailed explanation-4: -Unions in Canada: Nearly 30% of Canadian workers belong to unions, including, nurses, teachers, journalists and professional athletes, as well as the more traditionally unionized occupations like retail store clerks, manufacturing workers, miners, electricians and other construction trades workers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Canada’s Private Sector Union With more than 250, 000 members, UFCW Canada is the leading private sector union for workers to join and belong to. We have succeeded in making the unionized retail job one that pays a decent living wage so workers can provide for themselves and their families.