On this day in 1965, workers began a strike at Tilco Plastics in Peterborough over harassment and low wages. Co-owner Harold Pammett was accused of bad faith bargaining and stated "we are going to run this business our way, not the union way." #canlab #cdnpoli #onpoli

Pammett also said "some of the workers were lesbians, others were over 40 and he wouldn't have old women working for him". This strike, which eventually became known as the "women's strike", would last for almost a year. #canlab #cdnpoli #onpoli

Eventually a court injunction broke the strike after mandating that only 12 workers could picket at a time. While most of the women ultimately lost their jobs, the strike was still historic as it exposed the problems of a labour movement dominated by men. #canlab #cdnpoli #onpoli