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Ray Haynes

Ray Haynes was head of the B.C. Federation of Labour from 1966 to 1973 and, arguably, the most influential leader in the long history of the B.C. Fed. Excerpted from a speech by Rod Mickleburgh, November 24, 2022 to the 60th BC Federation of Labour Convention, Vancouver B.C.   I Read more…

By BC Labour Heritage Centre, 4 monthsNovember 28, 2022 ago
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The Battle of Kelly’s Cut

Prince Rupert’s Fight Over Labour Rights, 110 Years Ago Written by Bailey Garden, BCLHC Project Manager; Research by Bailey Garden & Rod Mickleburgh The Industrial Workers of the World, otherwise known as the IWW or the Wobblies, were the most radical labour organization North America has ever seen. They weren’t Read more…

By BC Labour Heritage Centre, 2 yearsApril 6, 2021 ago
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Don Garcia: Indigenous & Hawaiian Roots in BC’s Longshore Unions

Written & researched by Bailey Garden   Born October 29, 1926, in New Westminster, British Columbia, Donald (“Don”) Peter Garcia served multiple terms as the President for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canadian Area and his union local, a career which spanned 45 years. He also served on Read more…

By BC Labour Heritage Centre, 3 yearsJune 22, 2020 ago
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The Tragic Death of Longshoreman Clarence Clemons

Written and researched by Bailey Garden Born January 27, 1900 in Alberta, Clarence Clemons moved to British Columbia from Edmonton sometime in 1937. He soon found work on the docks as a longshoreman employed by Empire Stevedoring Co. and settled into the predominantly black neighbourhood of Strathcona in East Vancouver. The heart of this Read more…

By BC Labour Heritage Centre, 3 yearsFebruary 18, 2020 ago
Education

Lloyd Edwards Leads Surrey Teachers to take Action on Class Sizes in 1974

Lloyd Edwards immigrated to Canada in 1953 from his birthplace in Trinidad and Tobago. After obtaining a degree from the University of British Columbia he became a teacher and eventually became active in both his local union and the BC Teachers’ Federation. Edwards’ father had been a teacher and a Read more…

By BC Labour Heritage Centre, 4 yearsFebruary 12, 2019 ago

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