Quebec Shoe Worker Strike. The shoe worker strike in Quebec took place from October 27 to December 10. This was the first direct intervention in a labor conflict by Quebec catholic clergy and one of the first steps toward building catholic unions. This strike was due to bad working conditions and low pay. Many other unions had gone on strike to demand better working conditions and wages. I personally believe that these workers are correct by going …
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…been in that land since the 17th century. The British came in 1814. Refusing to submit to foreign colonial land and takeover their farms, 10 000 Boers left in 1832. Many Boers retreated north into the highlands. With rising conflicts between the two, British troops had come to the region and the Boer republics had declared war. The Canadians are helping the British out and sent their first troops to South Africa on February 18, 1900 in the battle of Paardeberg.