Throughout his 50 years in Prince Rupert, George Bernard Casey was a steadfast representative of the working class and its union organizations. Born in Ontario in 1876, George Casey headed to the United States as a young man where he spent time as a “hobo”, ending up in jail on […]
“A Duty to Organized Labour and Workers Throughout the Whole Dominion” When the Winnipeg General Strike began on May 15, 1919 sympathy strikes in communities across Canada soon broke out. In British Columbia, the heroic Vancouver sympathy strike and Victoria’s four day stoppage are often cited as examples. (see bibliography). […]
Interviewed by George Davison Lorna Waghorn-Kidd was born in Prince Rupert but grew up in various towns throughout northern British Columbia. She moved to Prince George in 1976 where she got a job as a typist at an employment insurance office, then with the provincial government at the land registry […]
Charles McGregor Stewart and Peter Campbell Munro Street Railwaymen’s Union Download Charles Stewart and Peter Munro, Part 1 [00:55:08] (.mp3) Download Charles Stewart and Peter Munro, Part 1 transcript (.pdf) Download Charles Stewart and Peter Munro, Part 2 [01:01:48] (.mp3) Download Charles Stewart and Peter Munro, Part 2 transcript (.pdf) […]
Chris Pritchard, Plumbers’ Union Local 170 Download Chris Pritchard audio recording [01:07:54] (.mp3) Download Chris Pritchard transcript (.pdf) Christopher Pritchard (1894-1973) joined the Plumbers’ Union (United Association of Journeymen Plumbers, Gas Fitters, Steam Fitters, and Steam Fitters’ Helpers of the United States and Canada) in 1918 in Winnipeg. He moved […]