Reponse Des Catholiques Progressistes a L'industrialisation, La Reforme De L'entreprise (1944-1954) (Reform of Enterprise ‪)‬

Resume : Le present article sur les tenants de la reforme de l'entreprise, qui pronaient la participation a la gestion et le partage des profits, s'attache plus a cerner leur attitude a l'egard de l'industrialisation rapide du Quebec et des reformes necessaires dans le monde du travail. Une attention particuliere est portee au debat entourant la Lettre pastorale sur le probleme ouvrier de 1950. L'on y montre comment les pressions des elements conservateurs ont mene a d'importantes modifications de sa premiere version redigee par la Commission sacerdotale d'etudes sociales, un document inedit intitule Condition ouvriere. Abstract : The present article on the supporters of the reform of the enterprise (industrial democracy), who promoted participation in management and profit-sharing, endeavours to circumscribe their attitude towards the rapid industrialization of Quebec and the reforms that had become pressing in the area of work. A particular attention is given here to the debate surrounding the 1950 Catholic Bishops' Pastoral Letter on the Problems of Workers. The article shows how the pressures emanating from conservative elements led to important changes in the first draft written by the Priestly Commission of Social Studies, an unpublished document entitled the Christian Working Condition.