There have been three great waves of unionization in Canada, each with its own defining elements. What are the three waves?
A) craft, industrial, and public sector
B) craft, health, and public sector
C) transportation, craft, and health
D) public sector, teachers, and craft

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The three great waves of unionization in Canada are typically recognized as the craft unionism of the late 1800s and early 1900s, the industrial unionism of the 1930s and 1940s, and the public sector unionism of the 1960s and 1970s. Option A correctly identifies these waves as craft, industrial, and public sector. Option B includes health as a wave, which is not a significant wave of unionization in Canadian history. Option C includes transportation as a wave, which is not recognized as a specific wave of unionization in Canada. Option D includes teachers as a wave, which is not a wave on its own, but rather falls under the public sector wave.

There Have Been Three Great Waves of Unionization in Canada