Laborers Intimidated into Striking Quebec Construction Works

Strong-arm tactics oppose bill that cuts union control of project labor

Oct 26, 2011

Bill 33, which would end the practice of giving construction unions the power to decide who may work on a Quebec construction site, has set off wildcat walkouts shutting down building projects across the province. The order, "Down tools!" was not spread using social networks, but rather through strong-arm tactics from another era: roving bands of menacing "goons."

(More on Quebec's construction strikes . . . )

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