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The Origin of the Freedom of Association and of the Right to Strike in Canada. An Historical Perspective

The Origin of the Freedom of Association and of the Right to Strike in Canada. An Historical Perspective

Claude D’Aoust et François Delorme

Volume : 36-4 (1981)

Abstract

The authors first relate the circumstances surrounding the adoption of an important pièce of our labour legislation and examine the effect of the 1872 legislation on the legal status of union activities.