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ACTRA MAGAZINE
ACTRA’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY
Celebrating
our Past,
Charting
our Future
By David Sparrow
Seventy-five years ago, an intrepid group of voice performers stormed
out of the CBC demanding better wages and a little respect for the work
they were doing entertaining Canadians. That strike was short-lived
and successful! Few recognized it as the spark that would create a vibrant
national union . . . ACTRA. In short order, groups inMontreal, Toronto,
Vancouver and Winnipeg realized there was strength in numbers. In
1943, they decided to form a national coalition.
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