Winnipeg's General Strike: Reports from the Front Lines - Paperback

by Michael Dupuis (Author)

An exploration of the impact the media had on the most influential strike in Canadian history.

A strike gripped Winnipeg from May 15 to June 26, 1919. Some twenty-five thousand workers walked out, demanding better wages and union recognition.

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Michael Dupuis is a retired Canadian history teacher and writer. Since 2005, he has published work in several academic journals, commercial magazines, and newspapers in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. His writing concentrates on the role played by journalists in historical events, including the Winnipeg General Strike, the Titanic disaster, the Halifax Explosion, the On to Ottawa Trek, and the Regina Riot. In 2011, he was a consultant for Danny Schur's Winnipeg General Strike documentary Mike's Bloody Saturday and an advisor to the CBC for the television special Titanic: The Canadian Story. In 2012, he contributed the chapter "Canadian Journalists in New York" in Titanic Century: Media, Myth, and the Making of a Cultural Icon. He holds a BA (English) and MA (history) from the University of Ottawa, and a BEd from the University of Toronto. Michael resides in Victoria, B.C.

Author Biography

Michael Dupuis is a historian and freelance writer. He earned his master's degree in 1973 from the University of Ottawa for his thesis, The Response of the Toronto Daily Press to the Winnipeg General Strike. He contributes history stories to the Winnipeg Free Press and the Manitoba Historical Society has also published his historical studies through local newspapers. Julie Carl is the deputy editor of the Winnipeg Free Press. She has garnered two National Newspaper Award nominations, two Michener Award citations, several Ontario Newspaper Awards, and three Atlantic Journalism Awards.