Vol. 12 (1983)
Articles

Strike in the Single Enterprise Community: Flin Flon, Manitoba — 1934

Robert S. Robson
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario

Published 1983-06-06

How to Cite

Robson, R. S. (1983). Strike in the Single Enterprise Community: Flin Flon, Manitoba — 1934. Labour Le Travail, 12, 63–86. Retrieved from https://www.lltjournal.ca/index.php/llt/article/view/2583

Abstract

THE 1934 FLIN FLON STRIKE occurred largely as a reaction to the single enterprise nature of the community. The confrontation centred on the dominant position of the Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company Ltd. (HBM&S) within the community. The struggle featured the striving for legitimacy of the Mine Workers' Union of Canada (MWUC) and a Company orchestrated, anti-communist crusade. In the end the communist bogey prevailed and the workers' organization was defeated. LA GRÈVE DE FLIN FLON en 1934 résulte largement du fait que l'économie de la ville repose sur une entreprise unique. Les travailleurs s'élèvent contre la place dominante qu'occupe la Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company Ltd. dans leur communauté. Une lutte s'engage entre l'Union des mineurs du Canada qui recherche la reconnaissance syndicale et la compagnie qui orchestre une campagne anti-communiste. À la fin, la chasse anti-communiste a raison du syndicat qui subit la défaite.