Labour History: Hogg’s Hollow Disaster

Buy White Xanax Bars Online 17 March, 2023 Cheap Ambien No Prescription Roswita Hildebrandt https://naturallakeland.com/talks/baketyb/ Labour History, Labour News 0

Hoggs Hollow 1960

https://clinicadefertilidadjerez.com/steps/subeqygyl/ Photographer unknown. Source: Toronto Archives, public domain

Buy Xanax For Cheapest Price

On 17 March 1960, workers installing a water main under the Don River at Hogg’s Hollow became trapped by fire and an explosion. Pasquale Allegrezza, Giovanni Carriglio, Giovanni Fusillo, and Alessandro and Guido Mantella died. A brutal combination of carbon monoxide poisoning and drowning in silt and water took their lives. In response, Italian-Canadian workers demanded safer working conditions and an end to the exploitation of immigrant labourers. A series of strikes led to a royal commission investigating construction industry practices, contributing to improvements to labour legislation in Ontario.

The deaths of these five immigrant workers mobilized unions and resulted in badly-needed changes to workplace health and safety laws.

Order Alprazolam

As a result, Ontario Premier Leslie Frost established a three-person commission to examine tunnel safety statutes and regulations. The Royal Commission on Industrial Safety convened in April, 1960.

Buy Zopiclone Online Next Day Delivery

In March, 2000, a public ceremony was held to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the tragedy. A few weeks later, Mayor Mel Lastman announced that the City of Toronto would install a memorial plaque at the Hoggs Hollow accident site.

Buy Xanax Online Without Script Parks Canada

https://hmccentre.com/referad/qovaguda/

Buy Zolpidem Cheap CLC article

Price Of Valium

Defining Moments Canada article

https://rqes.ca/base/zuceleve/

https://www.socialskills4you.com/skill/popilarip/ The Royal Commission on Industrial Safety (published 1961)

https://kokuaventura.com/adict/nofegomyl/
About Roswita Hildebrandt 149 Articles
I am the PAC Rep for Local Lodge 2797