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Camera on Labour No. 4

1956 13 min
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New Health Service for Garment Workers: Jointly operated by management and union, the Fashion Industries' Health Center in Montréal plays watchdog to the health of International Ladies' Garment Workers Union members through its free diagnostic service. Steelworkers Go to Press: An employee of the Stelco Steel plant in Hamilton, Cecil Lewis doubles as editor of a monthly union newspaper that keeps local members informed of union aims and activities.

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New Health Service for Garment Workers: Jointly operated by management and union, the Fashion Industries' Health Center in Montréal plays watchdog to the health of International Ladies' Garment Workers Union members through its free diagnostic service. Steelworkers Go to Press: An employee of the Stelco Steel plant in Hamilton, Cecil Lewis doubles as editor of a monthly union newspaper that keeps local members informed of union aims and activities.

Industry and Commerce Media and Communication Health and Medicine Work and Labour Relations All subjects
  • director
    Alvin Goldman
  • producer
    Peter Jones
  • executive producer
    Nicholas Balla
  • photography
    Walter A. Sutton
    Lorne C. Batchelor
  • sound
    Clarke Daprato
  • editing
    Marion Meadows
  • re-recording
    George Croll
  • narrator
    Elwood Glover

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Education

Ages 16 to 17
School subjects
Civics/Citizenship - Ideologies History - Canada 1946-1991 Social Studies - Labour Studies
Students will learn about the conditions and rights of Canadian workers in the post-WWII era. Students can do a comparative analysis of the improved working conditions in the booming economy of the 1950s with those of 19th century industrial workers, workers during the Great Depression, or even workers today. Students can also learn about and discuss the role of unions, their origins, and their role and influence today in both the West, and in emerging economies.
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