Women in the 1919 Winnipeg strike - Fireweed A brief article from the feminist magazine Fireweed about women in the 1919 general strike in Winnipeg.
Canada: Anthropology students end strike The strike began after the Charest government announced an increase in tuition fees.
Canada: metal-workers strike over pensions and pay Workers at the mining company QIT Fer et Titane in Quebec hav been on strike for over a month, with no end in sight.
Rural mail carriers in Alberta wildcat Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers in northern Alberta, Canada Wildcatted on Monday September 24th. Mail delivery was cut off in Stony Plain,…
Calgary 1919: The Birth of the OBU and the General Strike - Eugene Plawiuk Eugene Plawiuk's history of the Calgary general strike of 1919, which started off as a sympathy strike for the Winnipeg general strike and soon escalated into their own struggle for union recognition.
The Edmonton General Strike of 1919 - Eugene Plawiuk Eugene Plawiuk's account of the Edmonton general strike of 1919 which was sparked off in solidarity with the general strike in Winnipeg,
Battle of Ballantyne Pier, 1935 - Sam Lowry A short history and background of the 1935 dockers' strike and subsequent bloody confrontation with police in Vancouver that became known as the…
Canada: carpenter's wildcat spreads to other workers 250 carpenters at the Petro-Canada site launched the wildcat strike after their planned strike was banned by anti-union laws.
Miners' strikes in North and South America Miners in Canada, Mexico and Peru are either currently striking or planning strike action.
Canada: Opposition tries to prevent transport wildcat strikes After a wildcat strike last month Canadian politicians are taking legal steps to limit the right to…
Strikers occupy First Ontario credit union Striking First Ontario Credit Union workers have no regrets after they occupied the company’s east Mountain branch and padlocked the doors to try…
Canada: CN Rail lock out strikers After increasing strike activity to five locations across Canada, CN Rail have locked out all participating employees.