Ottawa on strike: Scenes from pickets past

This week's one-day strike by teachersis top of mind for many today.

But labour unrest has been a reality in and around Ottawa for a long, long time.

Here are some scenes from the picket line over the decades.

A garbage strike in the summer of 1971 seemed particularly rowdy.

Eight years later Bell switchboard operators took job actionfor better wages.

From the archives: When Bell operators left the switchboards in 1979

5 years ago

Duration 1:34

Bell switchboard operators took part in strikes and work-to-rule campaigns amid a push for higher wages over the holidays in 1979.

Federal public service workers in 1991 held a general strike that helped them achieve betterjob security.

From the archives: Canada's national strike in 1991

5 years ago

Duration 2:41

Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada went on strike in 1991, marking the first public-service strike in Canadian history. The strike affected a wide range of national services, from customs and shipping, to agriculture, to air travel.

OC Transpo passengers won't soon forget the 51-day bus strike during the frigid winter of2008-09.

Ottawa's bus strike 10 years on

6 years ago

Duration 0:35

It's been 10 years since an OC Transpo strike left commuters struggling.

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