J. B. McLachlan Was a Canadian Labor Hero

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J. B. McLachlan Was a Canadian Labor Hero

J. B. McLachlan’s tireless advocacy for coal miners’ rights left an indelible mark on Canadian labor history. McLachlan emphasized the pivotal role of members in upholding unions as bastions of resistance to class exploitation. Canadian labor leader J. B. McLachlan (L) in Toronto in 1928, with union organizer Max Shur (R) and Jimmie Buller (C), the son of communist activist Annie Buller. (Beaton Institute, Cape Breton University) The following…