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Works explorer

Strike in town

Canada, 1955
film

The threat of a strike nobody wants, but which everyone seems powerless to avert, lends suspense to this story of events leading to a deadlock in negotiations..

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Do not fold, staple, spindle, or mutilate

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How does it strike you?

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Canada on Strike

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Know your friends, know your enemies

Australia, 1982
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Dispute

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The Build up

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Toil and trouble

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Sit down one place

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Interview

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Ready or not

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Local 100

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A British trade union

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Bargain basement

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Friends and Enemies

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12,000 men

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Nails

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Struggle

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