44 hours or strike!

By Anne Dublin

Subjects: Women's rights, fiction, Femmes, Women clothing workers, Droits, Ontario, fiction, Clothing trade, Histoire, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Travailleuses du vêtement, Employee rights, Vêtements, Children's fiction, Strikes and lockouts, Personnel, Women's rights, Juvenile fiction, History, Industrie et commerce, Grèves et lock-out

Description: 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.