UNIONIZE TO SURVIVE is the story of a meat packing plant on 66th Street in Northeast Edmonton. Built by Swift Canada in 1908, the video traces working life in the plant until its closure in 1997. It highlights the role of the union in the workplace, culminating in the landmark 1986 Gainers strike.
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