Workers' Conspiracies in Toronto, 1854-72
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3983937 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Craven (York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Pages | 49 |
| Publication date | 1984-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Labour / Le Travail (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0700-3862 • E-ISSN: 1911-4842 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/25140481 |
| OpenAlex | W1486108986 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
TRADE UNIONS WERE NOT CRIMINAL CONSPIRACIES in Canadian law prior to the passage of the Trade Unions Act. In a series of trials between 1854 and 1872 the Toronto criminal courts consistently failed to convict workers on evidence that would have warranted conviction had combinations to raise wages or lessen hours been considered to be criminal conspiracies. Analysis of the English case-law reveals a lack of judicial consensus that such combinations were criminal conspiracies, and in any event all such statements of law were merely obiter dicta . While such trade union purposes as raising wages could serve as evidence of combination, there was no criminal conspiracy in the absence of specific crimes. LA PRESENCE DE SYNDICATS n'a pas constitue une conspiration criminelle avant le passation de l'Acte des associations ouvrieres. Si les coalitions pour augmenter les salaires et reduire les heures de travail avaient ete des conspirations criminelles, les cours de justice de Toronto auraient eu l'occasion a maintes reprises de faire condamner des travailleurs entre 1854 et 1872. L'etude de la jurisprudence anglaise revele l'absence de consensus juridique au sujet du caractere criminel de ces coalitions et, a tout evenement, ces articles de loi etaient simplement 'obiter dicta. Quoique l'intention d'augmenter les salaires par les syndiques puisse servir de preuve d'une coalition, il n'y avait pas de conspiration criminelle en l'absence d'action criminelle precise
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citation span | 1986 - 2017 (32) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |