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1946 Stelco Strike
The 1946 Stelco strike was a strike by Stelco steelworkers in Hamilton, Ontario in July 1946. Strike On 14 July, the workers met at the Playhouse Theatre on Sherman Avenue and voted in favour of strike action. Their demands included a 40-hour week, increased salaries, and recognition of Local 1005. On 15 July, the workers walked off the job and the strike began. As workers from other unions in the city joined, the strike would reach 20% of Hamilton's industrial workforce at its height, and received support from Hamilton mayor Samuel Lawrence. During the strike, Bill Scandlan, a nail maker who had begun working at the factory just before the start of World War II, was named as the entertainment coordinator for the workers, including arranging baseball games and appearances by Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. Frank Tunney would organise a wrestling competition in support of the strike. The strike saw some violence, with Stelco hiring several hundred strikebreakers to attack the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stelco
Stelco Holdings Inc. (known as U.S. Steel Canada from 2007 to 2016) is a Canadian steel company based in Hamilton, Ontario. Stelco was founded in 1910 by the amalgamation of several smaller firms. It continued on for almost 100 years until it filed for bankruptcy in 2007 and was bought by U.S. Steel. In 2016, the company was sold to Bedrock Industries of the United States, which took the company public via a second IPO. The company made its debut on the Toronto Stock Exchange on November 3, 2017. In 2024, American steel manufacturer Cleveland-Cliffs acquired Stelco for approximately US$2.5 billion. The Hamilton plant has not produced steel since 2011, but its coke ovens and cold rolling finishing works remain in operation. The company employs about 750 people in the Hamilton plant and 1,400 in Nanticoke, Ontario at its greenfield facility Stelco Lake Erie Works. History The Steel Company of Canada was established in 1910. It was founded after the merging of the Hamilton Steel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Hamilton, Ontario, Municipal Election
The 1946 Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton municipal election was held on December 9, 1946, to select one Mayor, four Controllers, and sixteen members of the Hamilton, Ontario City Council, as well as members of the local Board of Education."Monday's Vote: A Look At The Candidates", ''Hamilton Spectator'', News, Dec. 7, 1946, pp. 6 Held immediately following the 1946 Stelco strike, the election set a record for voter turnout, with 65.1% of eligible voters casting a ballot. Election campaign In light of the city's labour situation, interest in the vote increased in the months leading up to election day, with speculation about mayoral contenders and candidates for council regular news in the Hamilton Spectator. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) fielded a slate of candidates for each of the positions on council. The party nominated Sam Lawrence for the mayoralty, Roy Aindow for Board of Control, and candidates for alderman in every ward but Ward One. Only Wards Four and Seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
