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Organizing

Articles

Uniting Workers Across Ethnic Divides

by Rod Mickleburgh With the end of the Depression, labour’s long hostility towards Asian workers slowly began to change. The International Woodworkers of America led the way by hiring three non-Caucasian organizers to break down the barriers of race and unite workers across ethnic divides in the forest industry’s diverse Read more…

By BC Labour Heritage Centre, 9 months9 months ago
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The stormy history of union organizing in BC’s private hospitals

This story is based upon a conversation between Pam Moodie, a volunteer at the BC Labour Heritage Centre, and Aime Antoshchuk. Pam and Aime met at a Burnaby assisted living facility where the 83-year old Antoshchuk lives. We are fortunate to have the opportunity to share Aime’s union organizing experience Read more…

By BC Labour Heritage Centre, 12 months12 months ago
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