The McLaughlins vs. The Workers
From: The Truth About the '37 Oshawa GM Strike
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In this chapter, Leah traces class conflict in Oshawa, Ontario, from the 1860s through the 1940s, centring on the McLaughlin family and the workers who built the town’s industrial identity.
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Tony Leah
Tony Leah is a long-time union activist with experience in bargaining, shop-floor representation, labour education, and political mobilization. A maintenance and construction welder with GM, Oshawa for nearly 40 years, he has held many positions within the Auto Workers Union at both Oshawa Local 222 and on the Canadian national level. Editor and author of many articles on labour history and activities, Tony Leah holds an MA in Labor Studies from McMaster University. He lives in Toronto.
