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The 1931 Estevan strike and Black Tuesday

Bienfait, Saskatchewan, from the air in 2026.
Bienfait, Saskatchewan, from the air in 2026. Bienfait, Saskatchewan · Quintin Soloviev · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY 4.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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In September 1931, coal miners in Bienfait, Saskatchewan, went on a 30-day strike when mine owners refused to recognize their union. A motor cavalcade of strikers and supporters turned deadly in Estevan when police shot and killed three miners and injured 23 others; known as Black Tuesday, it remains a tragic legacy of the Depression.

Scope & context

The strike and Black Tuesday, not the wider labour history of the 1930s.

Sources behind this record

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The 1931 Estevan Strike and Black Tuesday National Historic Event ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text