The Canadian Labour International Film Festival 2014
When: Friday, November 28th, 7 - 9 p.m. Where: 233 Gilmour Street (PSAC Headquarters) Cost:Free! The Workers’ History Museum is [...]
New Scholarship Remembers Community Leader
Pat McGrath was a natural leader, so perhaps it’s not surprising that when she died, she left detailed instructions for [...]
Mark Your Calendars – October 16th!
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Workers' History Museum is presenting an evening of story and songs about the [...]
Remembering the Heron Road Bridge Collapse
On August 10, 1966, the partially completed south span of the Heron Road Bridge collapsed into the Rideau River below. [...]
The WHM’s Rand Formula Project
In 1946, after a bitter 99-day strike that pitted the fledgling United Autoworkers (UAW) Local 200 against the powerful Ford [...]
The Battle of 66th Street – How the Gainers Strike Rallied a Nation
In the summer of 1986, the Alberta oil boom had gone bust (it has before and will again). The bad [...]
Do You Know Jack?
Do You Know Jack? Elgin Street, in downtown Ottawa is named for James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th [...]
Wonder and Curiosity: The WHM’s Ukranian Typewriter
Is it possible to attribute personality to a machine? The typewriter is a complicated device – even the word “typewriter” [...]
Black Workers in Canada: The 20th Century Experience
Black Canadians, and Black Canadian workers in particular, have too often been a forgotten part of Canadian history. As part [...]
The Rich Workers’ History Behind Toilet Paper
The Workers’ History Museum is excited about our upcoming E.B. Eddy exhibit, to be housed in our office at 251 [...]