Strike: 99 Days on the Line
The Workers' Own Story of the 1945 Windsor Ford Strike
Baruth-Walsh, Mary E.; Walsh, Mark
Publisher: Penumbra Press
Year Published: 1995
Pages: 122pp ISBN: 978-0921254683
Library of Congress Number: HD5329.A82 1945.W45 Dewey: 331.89'28292'
Resource Type: Book
Thousands of Windsor Ford workers walked off the job on 12 September 1945 and would not return for ninety-nine days, not until they had won.
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STRIKE! The war against Fascism was barely over when two sides in an onging Canadian struggle prepared to face off against each other. On one side was Corporate Canada, no longer thwarted by a shortage of labour and looking to return to pre-war status quo. On the other side was the still young Canadian Labour Movement, unwilling to give up gains achieved on the homefront. It all came down to a situation in Windsor -- failed contract negotiations between the Ford Motor Company of Canada and Local 200 of the United Automobile Workers of America.
Thousands of Windsor Ford workers walked off the job on 12 September 1945 and would not return for ninety-nine days, not until they had won. And win they did. Out of the 1945 strike came the Rand Formula, part of a now famous report ensuring union security in Canada. Without this struggle, organized labour in Canada would not be where it is today.
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