Watch our four-part documentary about 1) the founding of LIUNA Local 183 by the Irish immigrant Gerry Gallagher and their fight for improving occupational health and safety standards; 2) the labour organization of Italian immigrant workers in the residential sector as the Brandon Union Group and their massive strikes of 1960-61; 3) the disruptive impact of new materials and technologies in Toronto’s residential construction and the ensuing inter-union battles; and 4) the infiltration of organized crime in the industry. See also our oral history video series featuring twenty-eight retired construction workers and members of LIUNA Local 183 and other Toronto construction locals.

DOCUMENTARY     ORAL HISTORY SERIES