by Patricia Wejr, Rod Mickleburgh and Donna Sacuta The fight against apartheid in South Africa was long, arduous and often violent, costing many lives. Starting in 1976, until the first free election in 1994, B.C. union members worked tirelessly in support of those fighting to end South Africa’s heinous Read more…
400 miners, 100 police, two navy ships and a machine gun Anyox and the 1933 miners’ strike Written and researched by Donna Sacuta Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company “owned the souls” of the 1,500 who lived in Anyox, B.C., “from the minerals in the hills, the police station Read more…
A Symbol of Dissent and Unity researched and written by Donna Sacuta Before British Columbia had modern labour laws, government and the courts frequently used their powers to keep unions under their thumbs, and out of their workplaces. One of their favourite tactics was the use of court injunctions. A Read more…
by Jak King Reproduced with permission from Grandview Heritage Group Originally published November 10, 2022 The summer of 1910 was a hot one for labour across North America. In the first couple of weeks of July, more than fifty thousand garment workers went on strike in New York in a Read more…
1991 legal victory by the HEU broadened the definition of “spouse” Researched and written by Natasha Fairweather As early as 1989 the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) had successfully negotiated medical benefits for same-sex partners into collective agreements. Without legal protection, however, recognition of these relationships was up to each Read more…