The Gazette, Montreal May 17, 1919 The strike that is in progress in Winnipeg presents features, which merit serious consideration. The trouble, which was confined previously to the metal and building trades, has become general. From fifteen to twenty-five thousand employees have left their work, and all branches of commercial and industrial activities of the… Continue reading WINNIPEG IS FIGHTING THE ONE BIG UNION
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Class War Unionism Comes To Canada
General Assembly 1999 in Winnipeg By Eugene Plawiuk Winnipeg, Manitoba–This was the first General Assembly of ‘Wobblies’ ever held outside of the Continental United States. And it was held on the 80th Anniversary of the 1919 General Strikes, in the city which had been the flash point for the General Strikes of May-June of that… Continue reading Class War Unionism Comes To Canada
Edmonton Red Paper
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD EDMONTON GENERAL MEMBERSHIP BRANCH Box 1075, Edmonton, Alberta Canada T5J 2M1 Answering machine & messages: 780-988-3022 email: iww-edm@iww.ca Web Page: https://iww.ca/ POSITION PAPER PROLOGUE The IWW has had a long and eventful history in Canada since it’s founding in 1905. A branch had existed in Edmonton in the early 1970’s… Continue reading Edmonton Red Paper