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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, 8 months8 months 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, 1 year1 year ago
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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, 2 years1 year ago
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Helena Gutteridge & The Toy-Making Co-operative

Did you know that October is Women’s History Month in Canada? This year’s theme is #MakeAnImpact – we would like to highlight a woman in BC’s labour history who certainly did just that. Helena Gutteridge, ca. 1911 – City of Vancouver Archives [371-2693] The 1912 recession was difficult for all Read more…

By BC Labour Heritage Centre, 2 years ago
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The Asiatic Exclusion League Riot, 1907

(Photo credit: Boarded-up businesses after race riots in Chinatown at northwest corner of Carrall Street at Pender, 1907: Vancouver Public Library #940) In recognition of Asian Heritage Month, we remember a painful part of British Columbia’s labour history: The Asiatic Exclusion League. With high unemployment and a recession in full Read more…

By BC Labour Heritage Centre, 3 years1 year ago

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