One Big Union (Canada)
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The One Big Union was a left-wing industrial union based primarily in Western Canada. It was launched formally in Calgary on June 4, 1919, as a replacement for the then-outlawed Industrial Workers of
Crowd gathered outside old City Hall during the Winnipeg General Strike, June 21, 1919
Canadian Labour Revolt
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The Canadian Labour Revolt was a loosely connected series of strikes, riots, and labour conflicts that took place across Canada between 1918 and 1925, largely organized by the One Big Union.
One Big Union (Canada)
…Trades and Labor Council went 8841 to 705 in favor of the OBU. The OBU had a significant presence in Nova Scotia, organizing coal workers during the Cape Breton Labour War, and received support from nearly all of Amherst's workers. In 1920 Angus McDonald, a carpenter and proponent of revolutionary industrial unionism, was…
Machine shop workers walk out during the Amherst general strike
Calgary Herald headline during the general strike