Standing Up to Big Nickel: The Story of the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers' Strike, 1958
​Elizabeth Quinlan's book, ​Standing Up to Big Nickel: The Story of the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers' Strike, 1958, about the historic 1958 strike at Inco, is set to be released in spring of 2025. ​
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Visit the book's information page at McGill-Queen's University Press for more information. ​
Further details will be posted here soon as well.
Sixty-three years ago, members of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers Local 598, as they are pictured here, gathered prior to the start of their historic strike against the International Nickel Company (Inco).
The goal of this study is to examine the 1958 strike of the more than 17,000 workers of Inco in Sudbury and Port Colborne, Ontario. The strike marked a turning point in the decline of the labour movement in Canada. The study explores the causes and consequences of the strike through the everyday lives of people who lived through that period.
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The project is funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.