Historical materials
The Bill Shukalak fonds, dating from 1950 to 1990, comprise 166 photographs and various ephemera. Bill Shukalak was a union member who worked in construction camps across British Columbia and Alberta. He was proud of his work and shared stories...Historical materials
Christine Hayvice Micklewright was a vice-president of the BC Federation of Labour, and a member of the Vancouver Industrial Writers Union. She was an officer of the airlines division of the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW). A significant portion of the...Historical materials
The fonds documents the activities of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) Pacific Regional Office. It includes 134 photographs dating from 1953 to 1994, as well as Convention Reports. A significant portion of the materials feature the CLC annual Winter School.Historical materials
The Daniel McLeod fonds dates from 1976 to 1980 and consists of McLeod’s research, conducted as a student at Simon Fraser University (SFU), primarily focused on the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the organization Teamsters for a Democratic Union.Historical materials
The Hanne Jensen fonds is a collection of records collected between 1983 and 1984, when she played a central role in the Operation Solidarity movement in BC as a defender of human rights. Access to this collection requires Hanne Jensen's...Historical materials
The Jim Young Union Pin Collection began with a sizable donation to the BC Labour Heritage Centre in 2005. Young was a well-known sports writer, Burnaby city councillor, and for 23 years a union activist in The Newspaper Guild, serving...Historical materials
This collection contains records of the Journeymen Barbers' International Union Locals 120 and 372, primarily consisting of bound minute books from Vancouver Local 120, beginning in 1903.Historical materials
This collection includes textual materials, photographs, meeting minutes, correspondence, newsletters, circulars and briefs covering the period of 1931 to 1974. The union’s full name is the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators & Paperhangers of America Local 138.Historical materials
The Patsy George fonds comprises textual records dating from 1977 to 1984. The collection documents the activities of Patsy George, a social worker who was terminated from her position with the Province of British Columbia due to the 1983 provincial...Historical materials
Ray Gardiner spent most of his life in Prince Rupert, BC, having arrived during World War II to find work at the shipyards. His union work was mainly in the United Fisherman and Allied Workers Union, serving as northern organizer...Historical materials
The Ray Whitehead fonds contains items spanning the years 1973 to 1987. Whitehead's union career included time with the Marine Workers component of the BCGEU, the BC Government Employees' Union (BCGEU) and most notably, the Canadian Union of Public Employees...Historical materials
The Ron Johnson fonds contains textual records, ephemera, and other items dating from 1959 to 1989, reflecting Johnson’s research and communications career within labour organizations.Historical materials
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.Historical materials
The Art Gruntman [Grundmann] fonds offers a valuable glimpse into the history of labour activism and the pulp and paper industry in British Columbia. Gruntman, who rode the rails from Alberta to Vancouver in the 1940s, became a prominent figure...Historical materials
The Art Kube fonds includes newspaper clippings, flyers, leaflets, research papers, legislation, briefs, speaking notes, press releases, personal notes, photographs, and documents pertaining to Operation Solidarity and the Solidarity Coalition.Historical materials
The Collected Materials fonds, spanning from 1913 to 2016, includes items donated to the BC Labour Heritage Centre over its lifetime. The fonds contains a diverse array of records related to the labour movement in British Columbia.Historical materials
Alice was a BC union pioneer who paved a better path for working women, mostly as a formidable force within the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC). In 1979, she became the first woman National Director for BC, Yukon and...Historical materials
Allen Seager is a retired professor at Simon Fraser University. His research interests include Canada, Western Canada, and Labour History, specializing in the history of the coal industry; coal mning communities in Western Canada; Canadian Railway History, Canadian Labour and...Historical materials
Andy Neufeld has authored books on the history of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union and the International Woodworkers of America.
