The BC Labour Heritage Centre Society preserves, documents and presents the rich history of working people and their unions in British Columbia. The Society engages in partnerships and projects that help define and express the role that work and workers have played in the evolution of social policy and its impact on the present and future shaping of the province. We center voices previously left out including the stories of all races and genders, Indigenous workers and organizations. Further, our work broadens educational and inter-generational connections using varied media, connecting themes from both past and present situations.
We are a registered non-profit society.

BC Labour Heritage News

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The Man in the Boat

As the Ironworkers bridge collapsed around him, Ken Johnstone stayed on the job and saved lives. by Donna Sacuta Ken Johnstone made a point of attending the annual Ironworkers Bridge Memorial on each anniversary of Read more…

Grape Boycott

BC labour led a four-year boycott of non-union American grapes The BC labour movement played a crucial role in the international boycott of non-union California grapes between 1966 and 1970. The United Farm Workers’ (UFW) Read more…