Strike in Town
This short film depicts the act of collective bargaining common to Canadian industry and shows how it affected a union, a company and a community. In Strike in Town the events that led to a deadlock in negotiations between management and employees at a furniture factory are staged against the backdrop of a one-industry town. It's the story of a strike nobody wanted, but which everyone was powerless to stop.
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This short film depicts the act of collective bargaining common to Canadian industry and shows how it affected a union, a company and a community. In Strike in Town the events that led to a deadlock in negotiations between management and employees at a furniture factory are staged against the backdrop of a one-industry town. It's the story of a strike nobody wanted, but which everyone was powerless to stop.
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directorLeslie McFarlane
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producerNicholas Balla
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scriptIan MacNeillMorten Parker
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photographyWalter A. Sutton
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soundJoseph Champagne
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editingFergus McDonell
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sound editingDino Di Campo
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narratorJohn Drainie
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castElizabeth AmosSheila CoonanBrendan DillonEdward HolmesHoward KennedyNorman KnappCec LinderJames DoohanHoward MilsomKarl Wilkin
