Asbestos strike

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The Asbestos strike of 1949, based in and around the town of Asbestos, Quebec, Canada, was a four-month labour dispute by asbestos miners. It has traditionally been portrayed as a turning point in Quebec history that helped lead to the Quiet Revolution.^[1] It also helped launch the careers of Jean Marchand, Gérard Pelletier, and Pierre Trudeau.