Booklet

Historian Janet Nicol reconstructs the events leading up to the tragic airplane crash that killed 23 workers in 1951.

"The March to Ballantyne Pier" by Janet Mary Nicol, provides a detailed account of a pivotal event in Vancouver's labour history: the longshoremen's strike and the subsequent violent confrontation at Ballantyne Pier on June 18, 1935.

This document provides a comprehensive bibliography and resource guide for the "On to Ottawa Trek" and related events during Canada's Great Depression. It was compiled by David Yorke for the On to Ottawa Historical Society prior to its merger with...

The bibliography includes books and articles by various authors, with publication details such as titles, publishers, and years of publication.

This handbook compiles advice from multiple sources into a usable document for smaller organizations seeking to preserve their historic records.

A work train carrying Japanese labourers derailed near Burnaby Lake, BC, on November 28, 1909 resulting in a devastating loss of life. The unheated boxcar, carrying 43 passengers, plunged into a ravine after the ground beneath the tracks washed away...

Joe Naylor (1872-1946) was an often-overlooked but profoundly influential figure in British Columbia's labour history, remembered as a radical union leader and a committed socialist.

A strike by longshore workers in 1935 was a show of solidarity with other waterfront unions in Vancouver, Powell River, and Port Alberni in response to the Shipping Federation's refusal to negotiate.

This booklet discusses the dire economic period of the 1930s in Canada, and the critical social crisis that emerged with widespread unemployment. As a response, the government established remote Relief Camps where single, unemployed men were forced to work for...

This booklet explains the reasons for New Westminster teachers' strike in 1921, its impact on students, parents and schools, the outcome and its relevance to the history of bargaining rights for teachers province-wide.

This booklet describes the details of a landmark one-day strike by the Surrey Teachers’ Association in 1974. With just 48-hours notice, 1,000 teachers voted to take their dispute with the Surrey School Board to the legislature in Victoria.

The "Langley Affair" of 1939-1940 details a significant struggle by Langley teachers, primarily women, to enforce an arbitrated salary award against their school board. This event is a key part of the history of BC teachers' quest for full bargaining...

This booklet delves into the 1931 Barnet Millworkers' Strike, offering a detailed account of the labour dispute that unfolded at the Barnet Lumber Company in Burnaby, BC. It examines the working conditions and wage reductions that led 360 workers to...

In 1981, Terrace public school teachers participated in a six-day strike that significantly contributed to the BC teachers' struggle for full collective bargaining rights, which were not officially achieved until 1987. The strike, considered "illegal" at the time, was prompted...

This booklet examines the explosion on board the SS Green Hill Park, a Canadian merchant vessel, in Vancouver, BC harbour in 1945, killing two seamen and six longshoremen, and the Inquiry in the aftermath.

This 640-acre area was a military training ground, then a Great Depression relief camp, later Vancouver’s main training facility during World War II. The Blair Rifle Range is now an unsafe urban wasteland.

The document, "Canada's First Teachers' Strike: Victoria 1919," by Tony F. Arruda, details the historic two-day teachers' strike in Victoria, British Columbia, in February 1919. On Monday, February 10, 1919, 169 teachers from the Victoria and District Teachers' Association (VDTA)...

This booklet chronicles the significant contributions of Charles Howard Webb (1896-1977) to the labour movement in Prince George and the Interior region of British Columbia. Webb began his career as a sawmill worker.

An explosion at the No. 3 Mine at Coal Creek, BC on April 5, 1917 instantly killed all 34 men working underground. The disaster profoundly affected the community. Investigations into the cause of the explosion yielded no clear explanation, and...

This booklet describes the history of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 15 in Vancouver, BC. The union began as the Vancouver City Hall Employees' Association (VCHEA) in 1918. Over the decades VCHEA expanded its scope to include...

Darshan Singh Canadian was an organizer for the International Woodworkers of America (IWA) in BC from 1941-1947 working to overcome fear and misconceptions about unions among South Asian workers.

A devastating coal dust explosion while the SS Queen of the Pacific was being loaded with coal in Nanaimo, BC on July 29, 1886 caused the deaths of 9 longshoremen and seamen. The immediate suspect for the blast was highly...

In 1974, the Association of University & College Employees (AUCE) Local 1 at the University of British Columbia (UBC) made Canadian history by securing fully funded maternity leave in their first collective agreement.

"Grant's Law," tells the story of Grant De Patie, a 24-year-old gas station attendant who was killed in March 2005 during a "gas-and-dash" incident in Maple Ridge, BC. Grant was struck and dragged to his death after attempting to record...