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DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY / COMPAGNIE DOMINION BRIDGE

1984-0443

Sound

5 of 5

1971

Dominion Bridge Company

Interview of William J. Wells, longtime employee of the Construction Division of the Dominion Bridge Company in Toronto, who recalls his early career prefabricating ship hulls at the Lachine plant. Also recalled is the early attempts at unionizing Dominion Bridge employees in Toronto where employees went on strike during the construction of the King Edward Hotel. Other topics include the union gains regarding a two-hour minimum work day in the late 1940s and evidence that foremen were pressured by fellow-employees to join the union. Rounding out the interview are comments that unions in general are too powerful and employees lack dedication to the company.

English

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A1 2001-07-0014

MSS 16476

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of AMCA : with permission of interviewees during their lifetimesThe copyright on this material was originally held by Dominion Bridge, a company that moved to the States and became AMCA and then United Dominion. Apparently United Dominion sold its Dominion Bridge division to a Canadian company, in 1993.According to the Gazette of 13 November 1998, Dominion Bridge of Lachine became part of ADF Heavy Industries, part of the Group ADF Inc. which is owned by the Au Dragon Forgè (Paschini family) of Terrebonne, Quebec.ADF was then acquired by TIL Cintreurs de Tubes International Ltee.Copyright owner: TIL Cintreurs de Tubes International Ltee.