Bell Telephone Strike of 1983

Jog your memory...

Grown children: can you recall how you first heard about "the strike?"  What did you think it meant to your family?  Can you recall how your parent(s) explained it to you?

What do you remember as standing out most vividly as a sign of the impact to your home?  Did your family suffer financially? Did you have to make some changes?

What were your emotions at the time?  Were you personally worried?  Unaware of the drama going on at the time?  Were you scared?

Did you know of other kids whose families were also on strike, or did you remember this experience as being unique to your family only?

Strikers/parents:  What were your first memories when you found out the union had chosen to strike?

What was your greatest concern or fear?

How did you tell your spouse and/or your kids?

What was the impact on your family?

Did that experience affect later decisions in life (such as jobs, financial saving, etc)?