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Strikers had the support of unions in the rest of Canada and of the Catholic Church in Quebec. However, the companies managed to keep the mines operating by hiring replacement workers. Violence flared, especially in the town of Asbestos, as police and strikers fought on the picket line. Hundreds of workers were arrested before the dispute finally ended in June. Miners received a small pay increase, but many did not get their jobs back.