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Origins of Workers Rights In Europe, workers rights became an issue during the industrial revolution, when agricultural jobs declined and employment moved to more industrial areas Workers rights gained major momentum in North America and around the world after the publication of Pope Leo XIII's document "On the Condition of the Working Classes," in which he advocated limits on the length of the work day, a living wage, the elimination of child labour, the rights of labour to organize, and the duty of the state to regulate labour conditions

Major Events 9 Hour Movement (1872): a group of workers in Hamilton, Ontario launched a movement to regulate working hours. For the first time, Canadian labour organized a unified protest movement, behind which workers from all over Ontario and Quebec actively rallied. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (1909): In New York, 146 garment workers die from the fire or while jumping to their deaths. Led to legislation requiring improved factory safety standards and helped spur the growth of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, which fought for better working conditions for sweatshop workers. General Motors Strike (1937): in Canada, the first major victory for unions and workers rights. Given an 8-hour day, better wages and working conditions, a seniority system and recognition of their union, the new United Automobile Workers. By the end of WWII (1945)...industry was booming and thousands were being employed in factories. Everyone sought to prevent a return to the low wages and unsteady work of the Depression years. Canadian Congress of Labour's (CCL) membership tripled to 314,000 and the Trades and Labour Congress' (TLC) increased from 132,000 to 356,000. Postal Workers Strike (1965): Achieved collective bargaining, the right to strike, management control issues, and higher wages. Mid 1980's: women, through the Canadian Union of Public Employees campaign for equal pay for work of equal value, maternity benefits, and childcare.