[PEN-L:1856] Early Report on London Ontario General Strike (fwd)

[D Shniad <shniad@xxxxxx>]

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> From owner-labor-l@xxxxxxxx Mon Dec 11 05:34 PST 1995
> Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 08:11:54 -0500
> From: Sam Lanfranco <lanfran@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Early Report on London Ontario General Strike
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> By 8:00am on December 11th it is clear that there is massive labour support
> for the one-day general strike in London Ontario. There is no bus service, no
> city services, no garbage pickup and the parking lots of the large (auto)
> industry
> sites are empty. It is also bitter cold. As part of the strike strategy people
> are being asked to minimize purchases for the day - to help carry the message
> to the business community.  - Sam Lanfranco <lanfran@xxxxxxxx>
>