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What laws were passed in Alberta in the 1930s, when provinces were following the model of the Wagner Act?

In 1937, the Freedom of Trade Union Association Act was passed in Alberta, legalizing trade unions and giving them rights of collective bargaining. The Act also prohibited employers from stopping employees from exercising their rights under the Act.

In 1938, the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act was passed, which set a 14-day delay period before unions could strike and provided for voluntary submission to arbitration.

 


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January 2005
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