Probable effects of increasing mechanization in industry / by the Canadian Congress of Labour, now the Canadian Labour Congress.: Z1-1955/2-41-13E-PDF
"The Royal Commission asked the Canadian Congress of Labour to make an "objective study" of "the probable effects of increasing mechanization of industry, and labour's aims and objectives in this regard". It added that the study "might include comments on ... (a) Transition policies as a greater degree of mechanization (or automation) is introduced, including retraining plans for displaced workers, the problems of workers in the higher age groups, and so on. (b) The long term aims and objectives of organized labour with regard to rates of pay, hours of work, pensions, fringe benefits, etc""--Foreword.
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| Department/Agency | Canadian Congress of Labour. author. |
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| Collaborating author | Canada. Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects, issuing body. |
| Title | Probable effects of increasing mechanization in industry / by the Canadian Congress of Labour, now the Canadian Labour Congress. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Privy Council Office]. Includes bibliographical references. What is Automation? -- How Far Will Automation Go? -- Automation and Employment -- What We Must Do -- Automation and Small Business -- Finding the Answers -- The Canadian Scene -- Footnotes. |
| Publishing information | Hull : Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects : Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery, September 1956. |
| Description | 1 online resource (87 pages) : graphs |
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| Subject terms | Mechanization -- Social aspects -- Canada. Mechanization -- Economic aspects -- Canada. Mécanisation -- Aspect social -- Canada. Mécanisation -- Aspect économique -- Canada. |
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