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A report dated May 11, 1949, by Lewis H. Brown, chairman of Canadian Johns-Manville Company, giving the company's side of the strike that began February 13, 1949, when 2,100 employees at its mine, mill and factory in Asbestos, Quebec, walked out. Addressed to customers, employees and the Quebec public, it argues the strike was illegal and lists the company's record, including more than a million dollars it says it spent to reduce dust in the town of Asbestos.
- Author
- Lewis H. Brown
- Published by
- Canadian Johns-Manville Company
- Date
- 1949
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 10011 · asbestosclaims.law/library/10011
- Rights
- Republished under fair use for health and safety: it identifies asbestos-containing products. The company no longer makes or sells them.
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Lewis H. Brown. “The Asbestos Strike: A Report on the Underlying Issues and the Position of Canadian Johns Manville Company Ltd.” 1949. Canadian Johns-Manville Company. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 10011. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/10011.
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