These were the reasons (2011)

This film takes us into the harsh realm of BC's early coal mines, canneries, and lumber camps; where primitve conditions and speed-ups often cost lives. Then, the film moves through the unemployed' struggles of the '30s, post WWII equity campaigns, and into more recent public sector strikes over union rights.

Released May 1, 2011 26 min None+

Genres: Documentary, History

Keywords: tmdb.canada, tmdb.police-brutality, tmdb.world-war-i, tmdb.great-depression, tmdb.labor-strike, tmdb.labor-union, tmdb.coal-mining + 8 more, tmdb.unemployed, tmdb.british-columbia, tmdb.intimidation-by-police, tmdb.lumber-camp, tmdb.mine-strikers, tmdb.union-struggle, tmdb.teachers, tmdb.general-strike