About Us

The BC Labour Heritage Centre was founded in 2004 with Jack Munro as Chair. We preserve, document and present the rich history of working people in British Columbia.

Our team 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 province.

Download our annual reports (PDF) for 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018.

Our People

Board of Directors

Jane Player
Jane PlayerChair
Compensation Employees’ Union and SORWUC activist
Jim Sinclair
Jim SinclairVice Chair
Retired President, BC Federation of Labour
George Davison
George DavisonSecretary Treasurer
Retired Historian, Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE)
Corry Anderson-Fennell
Corry Anderson-FennellDirector
LiUNA Local 1611
Harry Bains
Harry BainsDirector
Retired politician, IWA
Sarah Bjorknas
Sarah BjorknasDirector
President, CUPE Metro Vancouver
Brynn Bourke
Brynn BourkeDirector
Executive Director, BC Building Trades
Olivia Burgon
Olivia BurgonDirector
Senior Trustee, Hospital Employees’ Union
Warren Caragata
Warren CaragataDirector
Labour history author
Johanna den Hertog
Johanna den HertogDirector
Retired labour and community activist
Sean Griffin
Sean GriffinDirector
Retired labour journalist
Joey Hartman
Joey HartmanDirector
Past President (retired), Vancouver & District Labour Council
Orion Irvine
Orion IrvineDirector
Regional Director, Canadian Labour Congress
Dan Kask
Dan KaskDirector
Second Vice-President, The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada
Lee Loftus
Lee LoftusDirector
Retired Business Agent, Insulators Local 118
Jaime Matten
Jaime MattenDirector
Health Sciences Association of BC
Rod Mickleburgh
Rod MickleburghDirector
Retired journalist, author
John Mountain
John MountainDirector
Retired Staff Representative, United Steelworkers
Blair Redlin
Blair RedlinDirector
Retired Research Representative, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)

Our Staff

Donna Sacuta
Donna SacutaExecutive Director
Natasha Fairweather
Natasha FairweatherProject Manager

Supporters

Sponsoring Unions

The BC Labour Heritage Centre relies upon the ongoing financial support of its sponsoring unions to continue its operations from year to year. These are our current sponsors:

Sustaining Supporters

The following organizations have made a commitment to supporting BC labour history with an annual donation.