"They Didn't Starve Us Out": Industrial Cape Breton in the 1920s

Name: "They Didn't Starve Us Out": Industrial Cape Breton in the 1920s
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1991-10-01
Rating: 8

1991

⭐8.0(2 votes)

21m

DocumentaryHistory

Overview

For 200 years, coal mining had been a way of life in Cape Breton. By 1920 things were looking up: miners were unionized and paid decent wages. Then the British Empire Steel Corporation arrived and bought every single steel and coal company in Nova Scotia. BESCO cut wages by a third, setting off a bitter labour dispute. The miners settled in for a long strike. Finally, in 1925, the military ended the unrest with brute force. But the miners, in one sense, had won. They broke up the monopoly and provided an example to workers across the country.

About "They Didn't Starve Us Out": Industrial Cape Breton in the 1920s

"They Didn't Starve Us Out": Industrial Cape Breton in the 1920s (1991) is a Documentary, History film that follows for 200 years, coal mining had been a way of life in Cape Breton. By 1920 things were looking up: miners were unionized and paid decent wages. Then the British Empire Steel Corporation arrived and bought every single steel and coal company in Nova Scotia. BESCO cut wages by a third, setting off a bitter labour dispute. The miners settled in for a long strike. Finally, in 1925, the military ended the unrest with brute force. But the miners, in one sense, had won. They broke up the monopoly and provided an example to workers across the country. "They Didn't Starve Us Out": Industrial Cape Breton in the 1920s is not currently listed with streaming providers in your selected region, but availability can change over time. It has a user rating of 8.0 out of 10 from 2 votes. Fans of documentary movies may also want to explore similar titles below.