Title

Vancouver Island Coal Strike

Description

Vancouver coal miners went on strike in the 1910s for safety issues and union recognition. This encyclopedia article discusses how companies retaliated by hiring strikebreakers and sending in militiamen. Efforts were unsuccessful and union recognition did not come until 1938.

Creator

Lynne Bowen

Is Part Of

State of the Salish SeaSee all items with this value

Publisher

The Canadian Encyclopedia

Date

3/4/2015

uri

Vancouver Island Coal Strike