Labour and Labour movement

Running head : Labour movement

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What does it mean by `labour` (Canadian

According to Heron and Penfold (2005 ) the word labour in Canada is used to mean issues that concern the well being of workers at their work places , it also means to Canadians a public holiday that they celebrate on the month of September whereby they do not carry out their day to day activities but instead celebrate by relaxing themselves away from work This day has been celebrated by the Canadians since

the 1800s when the government of Canada declared it as a public holiday as a result of the influence that it had gotten from all the business people in Canada including the miners who were working in Nova Scotia mines and were demanding that their welfare at workplaces be considered as a means to ensure that all the citizens were safe

When the Labour Day was established its main purpose was to unite all the workers in Canada in a search for their rights , to be a celebration for the achievements they had made at their workplaces , gathering together and sharing their work experiences , uniting with their family members among other ways of celebrating . With time much has changed with the way the Canadian Labour Day is being celebrated as they have improved on the activities that they used to do as technology kept advancing , they have also involved various employers and the government authorities in a bid to negotiate for their...