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On Strike: The Winnipeg General Strike, 1919

1991 19 min
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The dramatic story of the Winnipeg General Strike in 1919 told through the recollections of the men and women who were there. This presentation traces the events leading up to the strike; the issues, the personalities and the divisions among the people of Winnipeg. It culminates with the riot of June 21, 1919 in which death and serious injury resulted.

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On Strike: The Winnipeg General Strike, 1919

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The dramatic story of the Winnipeg General Strike in 1919 told through the recollections of the men and women who were there. This presentation traces the events leading up to the strike; the issues, the personalities and the divisions among the people of Winnipeg. It culminates with the riot of June 21, 1919 in which death and serious injury resulted.

  • director
    Joe MacDonald
    Clare Johnstone Gilsig
  • producer
    Joe MacDonald
    Keith Packwood
  • executive producer
    Floyd Elliott
  • narrator
    Vlasta Vrana
  • re-recording
    Louis Hone

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