1974 Elliot Lake miners strike

[5] At the time, the union activities were led by Gib Gilchrist, who was supported by Paul Falkowski and Homer Seguin.

[6] Immediately prior to the strike, two representatives of United Steelworkers, attended a conference in Bordeaux, France.

[2][5] The strike was supported by Ontario New Democratic Party leader Stephen Lewis and Member of Provincial Parliament Elie Martel.

Ed Vance, one of the striking miners, is quoted in the 2016 book Health and Safety in Canadian Workplaces:[7]"They deliberately kept us ignorant.

[1] The recommendations from the royal commission led to the creation of Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1979.

The Miner's Memorial is a tribute to the mining history of Elliot Lake, ON. This part is a tribute to all the miners who died as a result of working in the uranium mines.