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  • EASTWOOD: Children's Collection
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44 hours or strike!

Call Number

  • J DUBL (EAS)

Publication Information

Toronto, ON : Second Story Press, [2015]

Physical Description

135 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm

Audience

Grade 5-9.

Summary

The Toronto Dressmakers' Strike of 1931 brings young sisters Sophie and Rose together in their fight for better working conditions, decent wages, and for their union. It's a tough battle as distrust and resentment of immigrants is growing, with many people blaming their poverty and difficulties on these workers. Sophie and Rose are faced with unexpected--and sometimes violent--barriers, and they quickly find that a strike is more than just a march.

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