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E52: The IWW in Canada

E52: The IWW in Canada

FromWorking Class History


E52: The IWW in Canada

FromWorking Class History

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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Jun 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Podcast episode about the history of the revolutionary union the Industrial Workers of the World in Canada. We speak with historian and author Mark Leier about the union’s organising work amongst loggers, miners, road and railroad construction workers, First Nations dock workers and more.
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Full show notes, acknowledgements, sources, links to more information and transcript on the webpage for this episode here: https://workingclasshistory.com/2021/05/17/e52-the-iww-in-canada/
Released:
Jun 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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