The Asbestos Strike, Begbie Contest Society Asbestos Strike

It has traditionally been portrayed as a turning point in quebec history that helped lead to the quiet revolution.

Pony pictures to print. The asbestos strike of 1949 based in and around asbestos quebec was a four month labour dispute by asbestos minersit has traditionally been portrayed as a turning point in quebec history that helped lead to the quiet revolution. The miners strike eventually paid off. The asbestos strike during which the workers adopted combative methods of struggle and refused compromises with the bosses was just the first step in the radicalization of the ctcc.

The secularization of the federation would be complete by 1960 when it became the centrale des syndicats nationaux csn or confederation of national trade unions. It was as pierre trudeau later wrote a violent announcement that a new era had begun. At the time of the strike premier maurice duplessis and his union nationale party had a choke hold on the province of quebec.

Read reviews from worlds largest community for readers. The party was anti union and brought in foreign investment by selling quebecs labour force as a docile one that wouldnt rise up. They became the best paid miners in the country however and ironically thousands of them eventually died due to work related disease such as the deadly asbestos related disease mesothelioma.

The strike which began on february 13 1949 in asbestos quebec is one of those events that resonate beyond the immediate and define history. It also helped launch the careers of jean marchand gerard pelletier and pierre trudeau. The asbestos strike book.

Among their demands were a 1 per hour wage nine paid holidays union participation in the management of the mines a pension and action to limit illness. On 14 february 1949 about 5000 workers walked off the job at four asbestos mines in asbestos and thetford mines quebecthey rejected offers of arbitration because they felt labour arbitrators usually sided with companies. The asbestos miners strike begins february 14 2018 on midnight february 14 1949 workers at four quebec asbestos mines walked off the job and with that action started a major political and cultural shift not only in that province but the history of canada.

And resulted in their unions power which was finally recognized even in an anti union province. The asbestos strike of 1949 based in and around asbestos quebec was a four month labour dispute by asbestos miners.