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80 women walk off the job and into the history books, fighting for safety, solidarity, and sisterhood.
In 1978, in Huron Park, Ontario, the women of Fleck Manufacturing walked off the job and into the history books. Fighting for better wages, safer working conditions, and union security, the strikers embarked on what would become a pivotal strike for both feminism and the labour movement. For five months the strikers faced backlash and police violence, but they also forged new alliances and built community. They Called It The Butcher Shop: The Fleck Strike In Images amplifies the voices of these women as they tell their story of struggle, solidarity, and sisterhood.
Lauren Stoyles is a historian and filmmaker based in Ottawa, Canada. Growing up in Peterborough and completing her undergraduate degree in Southwestern Ontario, Stoyles developed a passion for delving into the stories of Canadian communities. Her work centres the relationship between labour history and women's activism.
80 women walk off the job and into the history books, fighting for safety, solidarity, and sisterhood.
In 1978, in Huron Park, Ontario, the women of Fleck Manufacturing walked off the job and into the history books. Fighting for better wages, safer working conditions, and union security, the strikers embarked on what would become a pivotal strike for both feminism and the labour movement. For five months the strikers faced backlash and police violence, but they also forged new alliances and built community. They Called It The Butcher Shop: The Fleck Strike In Images amplifies the voices of these women as they tell their story of struggle, solidarity, and sisterhood.
Lauren Stoyles is a historian and filmmaker based in Ottawa, Canada. Growing up in Peterborough and completing her undergraduate degree in Southwestern Ontario, Stoyles developed a passion for delving into the stories of Canadian communities. Her work centres the relationship between labour history and women's activism.
