The Newfoundland Loggers' Strike

Back in 1958 loggers in this province campaigned for improved labour and living conditions in the camps.
There was a labour strike that was led by the International Woodworkers of America.
Tensions grew and the strike came to a riot in Badger on March 10, 1959, when some 250 loggers clashed with 66 police officers of the RNC and the RCMP. One police officer was killed in the clash.
Following the strike, the provincial government passed several laws stripping the International Woodworkers of America of its right to bargain while also making labour unions liable for illegal acts committed on their behalf.
The group was replaced by the Newfoundland Brotherhood of Wood Workers, a government-sponsored union.
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