How did WW1 impact workers?
One of the biggest problems World War 1 had on workers was the lack of jobs. When soldiers came back from war they were promised a job, but when they came back there was no jobs and soldiers were unemployed. Even if a soldier did get a job they would be paid very little. Families were worried and had financial issues due to this topic. For example, on January 25, 1919 a newspaper showed a sketch of a family worrying about the cost of living. This picture captions "We've seen the end of the war but are we going to see the end of hunger?" This symbolizes that they may of ended the war, but by doing so it caused another problem, which is financial issues. Due to the fact that soldiers were unemployed, they did not have enough money for basic necessities such as food, so many families were going hungry. Since there was a big demand in jobs, The Government tried to deport soldiers if they were Austro-Hungarian or German nationality. Even though the soldiers lived in Canada and served for Canada in the war, the Government still tried to deport them. Finally, poor wages and poor work conditions caused a huge protest of One Big Union, which was illegal. This protest caused 30, 000 workers to walk off there job. The protest got so out of hand that the Royal Northwest Mounted Police charged into it. The police also charged into it because what the workers were doing was illegal. When the police charged in the workers fought back, which caused the protest to become violent. Over 100 people were injured and one worker was killed. World War 1 was the cause to this protest and many other problems that have occurred. These other problems like unemployment and financial issues could of been avoided if there was no World War 1.