1976 Canadian general strike

none September 2024 1976 Canadian general strike 1976 10 14 y Canada Strike action, general strike Canadian Labour Congress Government of Canada The 1976 Canadian general strike was a one-day work stoppage against wage controls across Canada. Wage controls significantly reduced wages for a number of public sector workers.Canadians Strike over Wage Curbs https://www.nytimes.com/1976/10/15/archives/canadians-strike-over-wage-curbs-thousands-boycott-work-to-mark.html October 15, 1976 Robert Trumbull The New York Times September 16, 2024Vair George The Struggle against Wage Controls https://www.aupress.ca/books/cclh17-the-struggle-against-wage-controls/ en-CACanadian workers strike against wage controls, 1976 Global Nonviolent Action Database https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/canadian-workers-strike-against-wage-controls-1976 nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu Taking place on October 14, 1976, more than 1.2 million workers participated across the country. It was organized by the Canadian Labour Congress with involvement from independent unions as well.Centre BC Labour Heritage Out to Fight Controls https://www.labourheritagecentre.ca/out-to-fight-controls/ Working People Built BC October 13, 2022Smash Wage Controls https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/spartacist-canada/010_1976_11-SpartCan.pdf November 1976 Background The government of Pierre Trudeau passed the Anti-Inflation Act in 1975. One provision of the law allowed the Anti-Inflation Board (AIB) to lower wages in contradiction to collective agreements. References Canadian general strike General strike Category:General strikes in Canada Category:Wildcat strikes Category:History of the Canadian Labour Congress Category:First premiership of Pierre Trudeau