Unions Are Great!, Video

Using archival images and personal stories, this 26-minute video was created in 2011 by BC Overtime Productions.  The film discusses the historical struggles and ongoing importance of unions in BC. It...

The material begins by establishing the fundamental question of why unions are needed, using interviews with contemporary individuals and historical oral accounts to introduce the idea of collective a...

This comprehensive educational resource explores the origins and evolution of the labour movement in British Columbia during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The lesson examines the working conditio...

This unit was developed for BC’s Social Justice 12 course by the Labour History Project, a partnership between the Labour Heritage Centre and the BC Teachers’ Federation with additional support from t...

In the 1970s, more women entered into the workforce and sought ways to become organized. One union that formed in British Columbia—the Service, Office, and Retail Workers’ Union of Canada—is the subje...

“Ghosts” from British Columbia’s past visit a new union member to remind them why “labour history matters” in this clever video produced in 2018.  Viewers are reminded of...