Day of Mourning the Untold Story, Video, 2017

BC’s unionized building trades led a valiant effort in the 1980s to fight off the anti-union Social Credit government. It all came to a head in the run-up to Vancouver’s World’s Fair, Expo 86. The pro...

Jack Munro (1931-2013), a prominent BC union figure, shares his life’s journey and career, highlighting his dedicated work in championing workers’ rights and enhancing workplace safety wit...

Muriel Overgaard was born in Elbow, Saskatchewan in 1920. She went on to become the first female President of CUPE BC, serving from 1976-1980, and ran as an MLA for the NDP. She played a significant r...

Sandra Banister was born and raised in Vancouver; her mother was a stay-at-home mum and her father was an IBEW lineman. Sandra got an undergraduate degree in political science and then a law degree at...

The Stuart Hodgson Fonds is a collection of historical records held by the BC Labour Heritage Centre consisting of union newspapers and labour pamphlets dating from 1948 to 1952....

Labour’s May Day (sometimes called International Workers’ Day) on the first of May has been held around the world for over 120 years. In many countries May 1 is a statutory holiday. Workers’ May Days ...