The One Big Union was organized in an effort to unite all workers in a
single union that would promote its interests by means of strikes.
While it tried to convince Canadians that it did not support
revolutionary means to achieve its goals, government and business
leaders painted the One Big Union as a Bolshevik menace, and claimed
that it threatened the safety of the country.
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CARD OF MEMBERSHIP
ONE BIG UNION
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL UNION OF
THE DOMINION OF CANADA
"Money is the Root of All Evil,"
saith the Lord.
I, the undersigned, do hereby declare
that, by the help of God, I will STRIKE
against the use of money at any time I
may be called upon.
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Name..................................................
Address...............................................
Witness...............................................
"Come unto me, all ye that labor and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest," saith
the Lord.
(To be Returned to Head Office)
JACKDAW NO. C29 General Strike
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Bolshevism
Extract from the constitution of "The Federation of Unions of Russian
Workers of the U.S. and Canada, "the simon-pure Bolshevik organization
planted on this continent by paid agents of Lenine and Trotsky:
| Fundamental Principle of the Federation
"The struggle between the classes still continues at the present
time and will terminate only when the laboring masses are organized
into ONE UNION and USE FORCE to take possession of all
wealth through the violence of Social Revolution."
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One Big Union
Extract from the official stenographic record of the proceedings at the
Western Canada Labor Conference at Calgary last March, where the One Big
Union movement was launched by labor delegates from all western cities,
including 29 from Winnipeg.
| Resolution Creating the One Big Union
"Resolved that this conference place itself on record as favoring
the immediate re-organization of the workers along industrial
lines, so THAT BY VIRTUE OF THEIR STRENGTH, the workers may be
better prepared to ENFORCE ANY DEMAND they consider essential
to their maintenance and well-being."
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