Book Launch: The Truth About the '37 Oshawa GM Strike

"Oshawa has fallen!" wrote the monthly New Commonwealth. "One week ago it was known as 'The Home of General Motors.' Today it belongs to the United Automobile Workers, International Union." Author Tony Leah reveals what actually took place at the Oshawa GM plant in 1937 through the voices and actions of rank-and-file workers and shop-floor activists that have been covered up for decades. We need to study the lessons of the '37 strike; it can provide a guidepost for workers today who are striving to revive a fighting labour movement that can win. 0:00 Introduction with Itah 2:11 Robin Philpot (Baraka Books publisher) 8:15 Tony Leah 32:56 Q+A Recorded in Toronto, 30 October 2024.