Lesson 3

 | The Labour Day Critical Design Challenge

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Learning from Labour | 

Intermediate ETFO Resource

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www.etfo.ca

Reading

Accommodations/Modifications

The Origin of Labour Day

Dawson, J. (2015). The First Labour Day. Retrieved June 21, 2015 
from http://www.canadashistory.ca/Magazine/Online-Exclusive/
Articles/The-First-Labour-Day

Frank, D. (2014, August 30). Frank: Labour day belongs to us all. 
Retrieved May 29, 2015 from http://ottawacitizen.com/news/
national/frank-labour-day-belongs-to-us-all

Marsh, J. A. (2015, April 3). Origins of Labour Day. Retrieved, July 
1, 2015 from http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/
origins-of-labour-day-feature/

Arrange students in mixed ability groupings.

Select the website to be read.

See ETFO Special Education Handbook for suggestions on how to 
meet the needs of all learners.

Reading

Accommodations/Modifications

Ontario Ministry of Labour. Employment Standards in Ontario. 
Employment Standards and Health and Safety Regulations: 
Ontario Ministry of Labour. http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/
es/pdf/poster.pdf

Ontario Ministry of Labour. Health and Safety at Work. http://
www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/pdf/poster_prevention.pdf

The Role of Organized Labour

Huang, J. (2013, October 10) How have unions helped us? This high 
school presentation is a Prezi which contains Youtube clips and is 
about unions, union members and how unions have helped shape 
society for the better. Retrieved June 21, 2015 from https://prezi.
com/t1ktce8ct3dc/how-have-unions-helped-us/

Toronto and York Region Labour Council. About Unions. 
Retrieved June 12, 2015 from http://www.labourcouncil.ca/
uploads/8/8/6/1/8861416/about_unions.pdf

Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights. Unions have always been 
a positive force in society. Retrieved July 2, 2012 from http://www.
labourrights.ca/research-publications/unions-have-always-been-
positive-force-society

Additional Historical or Local Perspective

For the 4

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 component, teachers can select from a list of workers 

encountered in the class’s history studies thus far OR from their 
community’s industrial, union, agricultural or business history or 
occupations. 

Palmer, B. D., Frank, D., Mccallum, T., & Rouillard, J. (2006). 
(Published 02/07/06, Last edited 03/04/15). Working 
Class History. Retrieved July 5, 2015 from http://www.
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/working-class-history/

Aboriginal Iron Workers. Retrieved July 13, 2015 from http://www.
aboriginalironworkers.ca/