BC At Work, Episode 3, Video
BC at Work, Episode 3, was first broadcast on September 18, 1988. It was produced by Michael Morgan and Associates and Shane Lunny Productions for the BC Federation of Labour as a public affairs television program. This episode was filmed in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. Episode 3 highlights the grape and wine industry in the Okanagan region, including the history and challenges faced by Casabello Wines due to the North American Free Trade Agreement. A representative of the Brewery Winery and Distillery Workers Union, Local 300 is interviewed.
Length: 24:23
Hosts: Scott Swanson, Judy Pal
Broadcast date: September 18, 1988
The video also showcases the Vernon Army Cadet Camp, which was an important part of the local economy in Vernon, providing training and employment opportunities for over 1,400 cadets each summer.
Additionally, the episode features Okanagan Manufacturing, a company producing high-quality recreational vehicles and committed to supporting the local economy by sourcing materials and labour from within British Columbia. Clay Perry’s labour history segment describes the first election for Vancouver mayor in 1886, during which the Knights of Labor at Hastings Mill backed the winning candidate to beat out the mill’s superintendent for the job.
Advertisers:
- Canadian Union of Public Employees
- Hotel, Restaurant Employees Local 40, Nick Worhaug
- BC Teachers’ Federation