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On This Day in Working Class History — 17 September 1941: Canada bans strikes. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
On this day in working class history, the 17th of September. On the 17th of September 1941, the Canadian government essentially made all strikes in war industries illegal. The new order further made it so that if any worker went on strike, contrary to the new regulations, or encouraged or inside others to strike, then they'd be liable to a fine of $500, 12 months in prison or both. For sources, maps and all about anniversaries each day, check out the on-this-day section of our stories at at stories.workinclusthistory.com and if you value our work, support us at patreon.com slash workinclustory. Links in the show notes. The music by Ricardo Arreo. See you tomorrow.
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