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== Events == | == Events == | ||
In 1975, a new law was passed introducing wage controls across Canada which took a year to take effect. Soon, unionised workers began to organise resistance. On the 14th of October, a million people across Canada refused to strike, and the wage controls were quickly reversed. | In 1975, a new law was passed introducing wage controls across Canada which took a year to take effect. Soon, unionised workers began to organise resistance. On the 14th of October, a million people across Canada refused to strike, and the wage controls were quickly reversed. | ||
== See Also == | |||
* [[Quebec General Strike (1972)|Quebec General Strike of 1972]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 17:34, 5 May 2020
The Canadian General strike of 1976 was a general strike against wage controls in Canada in 1976.
Events
In 1975, a new law was passed introducing wage controls across Canada which took a year to take effect. Soon, unionised workers began to organise resistance. On the 14th of October, a million people across Canada refused to strike, and the wage controls were quickly reversed.
See Also
References
Global Nonviolent Action Database - Canadian workers strike against wage controls, 1976