Well, another Labour Day has come and gone. Now, for most, Labour Day has lost, in large part, its historical significance and the democratic power that the once large, organised Labour movements in this country once held in Canada and indeed across North America and Europe. Labour Day, in fact, comes from the May Day celebrations in Europe on May 1st each year. Sadly, a celebration of workers' rights became a day where the Soviet Union and other countries behind the Iron Curtain put on display the latest weapons of mass destruction and military might. Labour Day in Canada was established in 1894 to recognise all workers across the country. Although labour unions existed across the country, recognition of collective bargaining rights did not become law until 1944. Strikes by workers before that were typically handled violently. They were put an end to by termination or, as in western Canada by the guns of the RCMP, in Winnipeg during the general strike on Blood...
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