According to its president, Marcel Pepin, the World Confederation of Labour (W.C.L.) offers man a way to follow his ideals of fraternity and solidarity within an intellectual framework open to discussion and world-wide point of view. The W. C. L. has tried in recent years to become in particular a mouthpiece for workers in underdeveloped…

SEVEN ESSAYS EXAMINE THE REASONS AND PRESENT TABLEAUS OF DATA RELATIVE TO THE LOW PRODUCTIVITY OF SMALL FARMS COMPARED WITH LARGE FARMS, THE LOW FINANCIAL RETURNS OF FARM LABOR, AND THE MASS EXODUS OF FARM MANPOWER. THE CHARACTERISTICS, TRENDS, AND SOCIOECONOMIC SITUATION OF HIRED FARM LABOR DURING THE PERIOD 1947-1964 ARE PRESENTED. THE CHANGING…

The nine units highlight the history, activities, values, and aspirations of the Canadian labor force. The program's purpose is to help secondary school social studies students develop a more objective appreciation of labor and of labor's role in Canadian social history. The first unit, "Union Today," analyzes contemporary union activity…