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| ⚫ | The '''1976 Canadian [[general strike]]''' was a one-day |
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| methods = [[Strike action]], [[general strike]] |
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| side1 = [[Canadian Labour Congress]] |
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| ⚫ | The '''1976 Canadian [[general strike]]''' was a one-day work stoppage against wage controls across [[Canada]]. Wage controls significantly reduced wages for a number of public sector workers.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news |title=Canadians Strike over Wage Curbs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/10/15/archives/canadians-strike-over-wage-curbs-thousands-boycott-work-to-mark.html |date=October 15, 1976|first=Robert |last=Trumbull |publisher=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Vair |first1=George |title=The Struggle against Wage Controls |url=https://www.aupress.ca/books/cclh17-the-struggle-against-wage-controls/ |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian workers strike against wage controls, 1976 {{!}} Global Nonviolent Action Database |url=https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/canadian-workers-strike-against-wage-controls-1976 |website=nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu}}</ref> Taking place on October 14, 1976, more than 1.2 million workers participated across the country. It was organized by the [[Canadian Labour Congress]] with involvement from independent unions as well.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Centre |first1=BC Labour Heritage |title=Out to Fight Controls |url=https://www.labourheritagecentre.ca/out-to-fight-controls/ |website=Working People Built BC |date=October 13, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Smash Wage Controls |url=https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/spartacist-canada/010_1976_11-SpartCan.pdf |date=November 1976}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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The government of [[Pierre Trudeau]] passed the [[Anti-Inflation Act]] in 1975. One provision of the law allowed the Anti-Inflation Board (AIB) to lower wages in contradiction to [[collective agreement]]s. |
The government of [[Pierre Trudeau]] passed the [[Anti-Inflation Act]] in 1975. One provision of the law allowed the Anti-Inflation Board (AIB) to lower wages in contradiction to [[collective agreement]]s.<ref name=NYT/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Notable labour disputes in Canada}} |
{{Notable labour disputes in Canada}} |
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[[Category:1976 labor disputes and strikes|Canadian general strike]] |
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[[Category:October 1976 events in Canada|General strike]] |
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[[Category:General strikes in Canada]] |
[[Category:General strikes in Canada]] |
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[[Category:Wildcat strikes]] |
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[[Category:History of the Canadian Labour Congress]] |
[[Category:History of the Canadian Labour Congress]] |
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[[Category:Premiership of Pierre Trudeau]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:40, 24 December 2024
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The 1976 Canadian general strike was a one-day work stoppage against wage controls across Canada. Wage controls significantly reduced wages for a number of public sector workers.[1][2][3] Taking place on October 14, 1976, more than 1.2 million workers participated across the country. It was organized by the Canadian Labour Congress with involvement from independent unions as well.[4][5]
Background
[edit]The government of Pierre Trudeau passed the Anti-Inflation Act in 1975. One provision of the law allowed the Anti-Inflation Board (AIB) to lower wages in contradiction to collective agreements.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Trumbull, Robert (October 15, 1976). "Canadians Strike over Wage Curbs". The New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ Vair, George. The Struggle against Wage Controls.
- ^ "Canadian workers strike against wage controls, 1976 | Global Nonviolent Action Database". nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu.
- ^ Centre, BC Labour Heritage (October 13, 2022). "Out to Fight Controls". Working People Built BC.
- ^ "Smash Wage Controls" (PDF). November 1976.
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