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General Strike Defend Our Social Programs button

Title

General Strike Defend Our Social Programs button

Subject

A button that calls for a general strike to protest cutbacks on social programs. Possibly protesting the cuts to social programs made by Brian Mulroney when he froze the Established Programs Financing in 1990.

Description

A button with a grey and white speckled background. The text reads: "General Strike - Defend our Social Programs". In the fold: "CAMPAIGN FOR A GENERAL STRIKE (OTTAWA) (613) 224-9303 - COMITÉ DE SANS-EMPLOI (MONTRÉAL-CENTRE) (514) 596-7094.

Date

c. 1990s

Rights

On loan to the Industrial Relations and Human Resources Library

Format

Pinback button

Files

21-0023_Defend Social Programs_White Background.png

Collection

Citation

“General Strike Defend Our Social Programs button,” Exhibits, accessed December 7, 2024, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/26242.