UPDATE

February 2026 Newsletter Now Live!

February 5, 2026

For almost five decades Syd Thompson (1914-1992) was a formidable force in BC’s labour movement. When he spoke, people listened — they had no choice. His voice was so loud they had to turn the microphone away from him.

Read about him in the February 2026 Newsletter.

Listen to Syd Thompson, unfiltered, on our podcast “On the Line: Stories of BC Workers”.

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We respectfully acknowledge that BCLHC is located on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) Peoples.