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Unions forced a saw mill in Northern Ontario out of business - the company that owned it was going bankrupt, and the union went on strike because they wanted pay raises and more benefits. The company wouldn't have been able to afford it, so they just shut down. The entire company is gone now, and 300 people are out of work.

When Thunder Bay Safeway employees went on strike it lasted 18 months. Even though stores have been redesigned and now include Starbucks kiosks and gas stations, their sales are still 45% below 2000 levels. They employ less people than they did before the strike.